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 |
|---|---|
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| annuity | a sum of money payable yearly or at other regular intervals |
| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |
| acrimonious | angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |
| reduce | to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate |
| sarcasm | a sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain |
| quack | to make the characteristic cry of a duck |
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
| loathe | to dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest |