GRE Word List
EDDY
swirling current of water, air, etc.; V.
The meaning of the word eddy is swirling current of water, air, etc.; V..
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fell | cut or knock down (a tree or a person); bring down (with a missile) |
buxom | full-bosomed; plump; jolly |
corollary | natural consequence (which naturally follows from something else) |
manacle | restrain; handcuff; N. |
caste | one of the hereditary classes in Hindu society; social stratification; prestige |
extraneous | not essential; irrelevant; superfluous; external; coming from the outside; Ex. extraneous details/noise/to the subject |
pique | irritation; resentment from wounded pride (eg. loss in a contest); V: provoke; arouse; annoy; cause to feel resentment; Ex. pique her curiosity |
nutritious | providing nourishment |
compilation | listing of information in tabular or book form; compiling |
munificent | very generous in giving; Ex. munificent benefactor; N. munificience |