GRE Word List
BALLAST
heavy substance used to add stability or weight; V. supply with ballast
The meaning of the word ballast is heavy substance used to add stability or weight; V. supply with ballast.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| aversion | firm dislike |
| voluptuous | sensual; of or giving sensual pleasure; indulging in sensual pleasures; Ex. voluptuous lines; Ex. voluptuous life of the Romans; N. voluptuary: voluptuous person |
| bid | command; utter (a greeting); offer as a price; N: offer of a price; amount offered; earnest effort to gain something; Ex. bid for freedom |
| knell | tolling of a bell especially to indicate a funeral, disaster, etc.; sound of the funeral bell; V. |
| lot | object used in making a determination at random; fate; piece of land |
| unison | unity of pitch (in musical performance); complete accord; Ex. The choir sang in unison. |
| panegyric | formal praise; encomium; Ex. I don't deserve such panegyrics. |
| agape | openmouthed |
| bucolic | rustic; pastoral |
| precipitant | something that causes a substance in a chemical solution to separate out in solid form; ħÀüÁŠ; OP. solvent |
