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 |
|---|---|
| lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| fleck | streak |
| citadel | a fortress that commands (see command |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |
| tiller | one that tills : cultivator |
| portend | to give an omen or anticipatory sign of |
| moratorium | a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt |
| arrears | the state of being behind in the discharge of obligations |