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
fluctuateto shift back and forth uncertainly
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oratorioa lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery
protrudeto jut out from the surrounding surface or context
cataracta clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light
rompone that romps
inanelacking significance, meaning, or point : silly
scrapsfragments of discarded or leftover food
necromancyconjuration (see conjure
apothecaryone who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes