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 |
|---|---|
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| crinkle | to form many short bends or ripples |
| vehement | marked by forceful energy : powerful |
| dupe | one that is easily deceived or cheated : fool |
| irrevocable | not possible to revoke : unalterable |
| antecede | precede |
| compute | to determine especially by mathematical means |