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 |
|---|---|
| parley | to speak with another : confer |
| submissive | submitting to others |
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| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
| balmy | having the qualities of balm : soothing |
| unequivocal | leaving no doubt : clear |
| servitude | a condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| superimpose | to place or lay over or above something |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |