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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| nomenclature | name |
| dehydrate | to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water |
| tawny | of the color tawny |
| dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |
| esteem | the regard in which one is held |
| lofty | elevated in character and spirit : noble |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| stupefy | to make stupid, groggy, or insensible |
| prodigal | characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish |