GRE Word List
CONVEX
curving outward
The meaning of the word convex is curving outward.
Random words
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squabble | minor quarrel; bickering; V: engage in a minor quarrel; Ex. squabbling children |
hale | healthy |
gratis | free; without charge; ADJ. |
supine | lying on back; passive; inactive; Ex. The defeated pugilist lay supine; Ex. supine acceptance of the decision |
hubris | arrogance; excessive self-conceit |
scurvy | contemptible; despicable; N: disease caused by deficiency of Vitamin C |
magniloquent | boastful; pompous |
impenetrable | not able to be pierced or entered; beyond understanding; impossible to understand; Ex. impenetrable mystery |
palm | conceal in the palm of the hand; palm off: pass off; Ex. palm off some bad oranges onto the lady/the painting as a real Renoir |
subterfuge | stratagem(deceptive scheme); pretense; evasion; Ex. resort to a harmless subterfuge |