GRE Word List
FLOE
floating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water
The meaning of the word floe is floating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water.
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embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
prototype | an original model on which something is patterned : archetype |
nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
frigid | intensely cold |
hibernate | to pass the winter in a torpid or resting state |
querulous | habitually complaining |
variegated | having discrete markings of different colors |
affable | being pleasant and at ease in talking to others |
parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
tract | a system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function |