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
phalanxa body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files
sedulousinvolving or accomplished with careful perseverance
sapthe fluid part of a plant
automatona mechanism that is relatively self-operating
matineea musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon
shangri-laa remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia
belittleto speak slightingly of : disparage
quagmiresoft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot
draughta rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task
inquisitivegiven to examination or investigation