GRE Word List
CASCADE
a steep usually small fall of water
The meaning of the word cascade is a steep usually small fall of water.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| foment | to promote the growth or development of : rouse |
| synthesis | the composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| avow | to declare assuredly |
| rave | to talk irrationally in or as if in delirium |
| incredulity | the quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief |
| perquisite | a privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages |
| habituate | to make used to something : accustom |
| regicide | a person who kills a king |