GRE Word List
EDDY
a current of water or air running contrary to the main current
The meaning of the word eddy is a current of water or air running contrary to the main current.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| immutable | not capable of or susceptible to change |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| misogamy | a hatred of marriage |
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |
| pivotal | of, relating to, or constituting a pivot |
| seamy | having the rough side of the seam showing |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| pervasive | existing in or spreading through every part of something |
| unsavory | insipid |
| contrite | feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc. |