GRE Word List
BILLOW
wave
The meaning of the word billow is wave.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |
| pique | to excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff |
| declivity | downward inclination |
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
| underhand | in a clandestine manner |
| ethos | the distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution |
| wither | to become dry and sapless |
| plump | to drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |