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 |
|---|---|
| potent | having or wielding force, authority, or influence : powerful |
| unassailable | not assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question |
| debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| repose | a state of resting after exertion or strain |
| retaliate | to return like for like |
| citadel | a fortress that commands (see command |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| brandish | to shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly |
| compound | something formed by a union of elements or parts |