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 |
|---|---|
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| static | exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion |
| prostrate | stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission |
| frail | easily led into evil |
| colander | a perforated utensil for washing or draining food |
| recumbent | suggestive of repose : leaning |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| crestfallen | having a drooping crest or hanging head |
| assumption | a taking to or upon oneself |
| congenial | pleasant |