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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| Word | Meaning |
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| terse | using few words : devoid of superfluity |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |
| emollient | making soft or supple |
| bulwark | a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| supine | lying on the back or with the face upward |
| encomiastic | one that praises : eulogist |
| gawk | a clumsy stupid person : lout |
| ebullient | boiling |