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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marsupialany 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
nomenclaturename
dehydrateto remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water
tawnyof the color tawny
dispassionatenot influenced by strong feeling
esteemthe regard in which one is held
loftyelevated in character and spirit : noble
draconianof, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him
stupefyto make stupid, groggy, or insensible
prodigalcharacterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish