GRE Word List
BILLOW
wave
The meaning of the word billow is wave.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
| blare | to sound loud and strident |
| plane | airplane |
| visage | the face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal |
| prolific | producing young or fruit especially freely : fruitful |
| saga | a prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland |
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
| sanction | a formal decree |