GRE Word List
EFFUSION
an act of effusing
The meaning of the word effusion is an act of effusing.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| alacrity | promptness in response : cheerful readiness |
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| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| obfuscate | to throw into shadow : darken |
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| feral | of, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast |
| insuperable | incapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved |
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |