GRE Word List

CONFLUENCE

a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point

The meaning of the word confluence is a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point.

Random words

WordMeaning
orthodoxconforming to established doctrine especially in religion
propitiateto gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease
extroverta person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction
irreverencelack of reverence
sundryincluding many things of different kinds : miscellaneous
hailprecipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow
homagea feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord
quirkan abrupt twist or curve
polarof or relating to a geographic pole or the region around it
corrodeto eat away by degrees as if by gnawing