GRE Word List
BILLOW
wave
The meaning of the word billow is wave.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| delete | to eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing |
| throb | to pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| dermatologist | a branch of medicine dealing with the skin, its structure, functions, and diseases |
| bog | wet spongy ground |
| fussy | easily upset : irritable |
| brindled | having obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground |
| disarray | a lack of order or sequence : confusion |
| 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 |
| diligence | steady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity |