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 |
|---|---|
| blandishment | something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement |
| reprise | a musical repetition: |
| mores | the fixed morally binding customs of a particular group |
| natty | trimly neat and tidy : smart |
| concede | to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly |
| submissive | submitting to others |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| sovereign | one possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty |
| agog | full of intense interest or excitement : eager |