GRE Word List

BUOYANT

having buoyancy

The meaning of the word buoyant is having buoyancy.

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boorishresembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor
puissanthaving puissance : powerful
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titterto laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle
shrewany of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur
tractablecapable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile
calamitya disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering
confluencea coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point
pretentiouscharacterized by pretension: such as
tacitexpressed or carried on without words or speech