GRE Word List

CONVEX

curved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle

The meaning of the word convex is curved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle.

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ardoran often restless or transitory warmth of feeling
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avariceexcessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness
unprepossessingnot tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing
archetypethe original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype
protegeone who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence
adventthe period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting
quintessencethe fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies
staminathe bodily or mental capacity to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity : endurance