GRE Word List

BUOYANT

having buoyancy

The meaning of the word buoyant is having buoyancy.

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outstripto go faster or farther than
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compensatoryto be equivalent to : counterbalance
triggera piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it
gainsayto declare to be untrue or invalid
chauvinistan attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex
limboan abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism
temporizeto act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion
determinatehaving defined limits