GRE Word List
BILLOWING
swelling out in waves; surging
The meaning of the word billowing is swelling out in waves; surging.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| recession | withdrawal; retreat; time of low economic activity |
| indoctrinate | cause to accept a doctrine without questioning it; Ex. indoctrinated with mindless anti-communism |
| brawny | muscular; having well-developed muscles |
| clemency | disposition to be lenient in deciding punishments; mildness as of the weather; ADJ. clement |
| high-flown | highly pretentious or inflated |
| abjure | renounce upon oath |
| philanderer | faithless lover; flirt |
| foray | raid; sudden raid or military advance; V. |
| gargantuan | huge; enormous; gigantic; CF. the hero of Gargantua and Pantagruel |
| monotheism | belief in one God |
