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.
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| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| commodious | comfortably or conveniently spacious : roomy |
| irksome | tending to irk : tedious |
| temper | heat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion |
| sensuous | of or relating to the senses or sensible objects |
| crass | gross |
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