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 |
|---|---|
| foist | to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant |
| secrete | to form and give off (a secretion) |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |
| conjure | to charge or entreat earnestly or solemnly |
| dismember | to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of |
| discriminate | to mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of |
| hydrophobia | rabies |
| penology | a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders |
| definitive | serving to provide a final solution or to end a situation |