GRE Word List
BUOYANT
having buoyancy
The meaning of the word buoyant is having buoyancy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| outstrip | to go faster or farther than |
| gull | any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae) |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
| trigger | a piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it |
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |
| chauvinist | an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex |
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |
| determinate | having defined limits |