GRE Word List
CONCAVE
hollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl
The meaning of the word concave is hollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| protrude | to jut out from the surrounding surface or context |
| exiguous | excessively scanty : inadequate |
| pliant | pliable |
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| collaborate | to work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| ken | the range of perception, understanding, or knowledge |
| liaison | a binding or thickening agent used in cooking |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |