GRE Word List
BUOYANT
able to float; cheerful and optimistic; N. buoyancy; Ex. buoyancy of wood/water/American market
The meaning of the word buoyant is able to float; cheerful and optimistic; N. buoyancy; Ex. buoyancy of wood/water/American market.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| carnivorous | meat-eating; N. carnivore; CF. herbivore |
| waive | give up temporarily; yield; N. waiver: waiving a right or claim; document that waives a right or claim |
| zest | outer skin of an orange used for giving a special taste to food; spice; interest; flavor; spirited enjoyment; Ex. add a certain zest to the affair; Ex. zest for life |
| impudence | impertinence; insolence |
| brevity | conciseness; shortness of duration |
| spoilsport | one who spoils the pleasure of others |
| nominal | in name only; of a name; trifling; (of a sum of money) very small; CF. nominate: propose as a candidate; appoint |
| carapace | shell covering the back (of a turtle, tortoise, crab, etc.) |
| defection | desertion |
| ambush | act of lying in wait to attack by surprise; sudden attack made from a concealed position; Ex. lie in ambush; V. |
