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.

Random words

WordMeaning
slacknot using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent
bruisean injury involving rupture of small blood vessels and discoloration without a break in the overlying skin : contusion
denouementthe final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work
stoutstrong of character: such as
assiduousshowing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application
cantoone of the major divisions of a long poem
tundraa level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs
intuitionthe power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference
endearmenta word or an act (such as a caress) expressing affection
bristlinga short stiff coarse hair or filament