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 |
|---|---|
| quadruped | four-footed animal; ADJ. CF. biped |
| sacrosanct | invioably sacred; most sacred; inviolable |
| yeoman | man or farmer owning small estate; middle-class farmer |
| sinewy | (of meat) tough; strong and firm; muscular; N. sinew: tendon; strong cord connecting a muscle to a bone |
| parallelism | state of being parallel; similarity; analogy |
| swear | vow; promise; use profane oaths; use offensive words |
| scholarly | full of learning; erudite; like a scholar; Ex. scholarly journal |
| earthly | of this earth; terrestrial; worldly; not divine; possible; Ex. no earthly reason |
| lurk | stealthily lie in waiting; slink; exist unperceived |
| bovine | cowlike; placid and dull; slow-thinking; calm |
