GRE Word List
AVALANCHE
a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice
The meaning of the word avalanche is a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cue | the letter q |
| ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |
| imperative | not to be avoided or evaded : necessary |
| tryst | an agreement (as between lovers) to meet |
| inevitable | incapable of being avoided or evaded |
| amalgam | a mixture of different elements |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |
| overthrow | overturn |
| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |
| hatch | a small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship) |