GRE Word List
EFFERVESCENCE
the property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing
The meaning of the word effervescence is the property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| synoptic | affording a general view of a whole |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| insurmountable | incapable of being surmounted : insuperable |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| selective | of, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select |
| memoir | an official note or report : memorandum |
| equity | justice according to natural law or right |
| entice | to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt |
| luminary | a person of prominence or brilliant achievement |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |