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 |
|---|---|
| exculpate | to clear from alleged fault or guilt |
| spoilsport | one who spoils the sport or pleasure of others |
| disband | to break up the organization of : dissolve |
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
| denizen | inhabitant |
| aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |
| violate | break |
| malapropos | in an inappropriate or inopportune way |
| sift | to put through a sieve |
| ossify | to change into bone |