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 |
|---|---|
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |
| dilettante | a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler |
| cupidity | inordinate desire for wealth : avarice |
| indenture | a document or a section of a document that is indented |
| reduce | to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| rave | to talk irrationally in or as if in delirium |
| brawl | to quarrel or fight noisily : wrangle |
| credence | mental acceptance as true or real |
| compartment | a separate division or section |