GRE Word List
BILLOW
wave
The meaning of the word billow is wave.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| validate | to make legally valid : ratify |
| flick | a light sharp jerky stroke or movement |
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |
| swamp | a wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water |
| culvert | a transverse drain |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| censure | a judgment involving condemnation |
| witticism | a cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark |
| indecisive | marked by or prone to indecision : irresolute |
| plumb | a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction |