GRE Word List
CONFLUENCE
flowing together; the place where two rivers flow together; crowd; gathering together
The meaning of the word confluence is flowing together; the place where two rivers flow together; crowd; gathering together.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disparage | belittle |
| relapse | return to a former state (esp. after improvement); N. |
| disabuse | correct a false impression; undeceive; free from a wrong belief |
| concomitant | that which accompanies; Ex. Deafnes is a frequent concommitant of old age; ADJ: existing or happening together with something else |
| stammer | speak with involuntarily pauses or repetitions |
| slacken | slow up; loosen; make or become slack |
| plumb | exactly vertical; N: weight on the end of a line; V: examine very carefully or critically in order to understand; measure depth (by sounding); Ex. plumb the depth of |
| encircle | surround |
| incontrovertible | indisputable; impossible to dispute; not open to question; unquestionable |
| larder | pantry; place where food is kept |