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.
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renegade | a deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another |
cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |
remnant | a usually small part, member, or trace remaining |
deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
gentility | the condition of belonging to the gentry |
insipid | lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge : dull |
prominent | standing out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant |
bawdy | boisterously or humorously indecent |
trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |