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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stolid | having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional |
| breadth | distance from side to side : width |
| criteria | a standard on which a judgment or decision may be based |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| blase | apathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment : world-weary |
| entice | to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt |
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| coy | marked by cute, coquettish, or artful playfulness |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |