GRE Word List
BILLOW
large wave of water; a great swell or surge (of smoke); V: surge, swell, roll in billows
The meaning of the word billow is large wave of water; a great swell or surge (of smoke); V: surge, swell, roll in billows.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| balmy | soft and mild (of air); fragrant |
| sly | clever in deceiving; secretive; not telling one's intentions |
| palliate | ease pain (without curing); make less severe or offensive (a crime or illness) |
| encipher | encode; convert a message into code; put into cipher |
| blase | bored with pleasure or dissipation; uninterested or bored |
| understate | state with less truth than seems warranted by the facts; Ex. He understated the seriousness of the crime; N. understatement; OP. overstate |
| resolution | determination; resoluteness; ADJ. resolute: firm or determined in purpose |
| milieu | social environment; means of expression; Ex. feel out of one's milieu; Ex. His proper milieu is watercolor. |
| discordant | not harmonious; conflicting |
| alias | an assumed name esp. by a criminal (usually to mislead people); ADV. alias |
