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
vertigoa sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily
denouementthe final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work
nethersituated down or below : lower
uniquebeing the only one : sole
creepto move along with the body prone and close to the ground
hallucinationa sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine)
tenacitythe quality or state of being tenacious
dazzleto lose clear vision especially from looking at bright light
contraveneto go or act contrary to : violate
besetto set or stud with or as if with ornaments