GRE Word List

EBB

the reflux of the tide toward the sea

The meaning of the word ebb is the reflux of the tide toward the sea.

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prosperousauspicious
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servitudea condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life
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adversitya state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune
censoriousmarked by or given to censure (see censure