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.
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bridle | the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit |
trance | stupor |
transient | passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory |
brindled | having obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground |
curfew | the sounding of a bell at evening |
scrupulous | having moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper |
inasmuch_as | since; owing to the fact that |
machiavellian | of or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism |
qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |
nourish | nurture |