GRE Word List
BILLOWING
swelling out in waves; surging
The meaning of the word billowing is swelling out in waves; surging.
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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 |