GRE Word List
BILLOWING
wave
The meaning of the word billowing is wave.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| saturate | to satisfy fully : satiate |
| collate | to compare critically |
| raucous | disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse |
| covenant | a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : compact |
| scrimmage | a minor battle : skirmish |
| influx | a coming in |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |