GRE Word List

FLUX

a flowing of fluid from the body: such as

The meaning of the word flux is a flowing of fluid from the body: such as.

Random words

WordMeaning
wiggleto move to and fro with quick jerky or shaking motions : jiggle
hatcha small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship)
dys-abnormal
bilkto block the free development of : frustrate
bolta lightning stroke
similea figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor
onslaughtan especially fierce attack
tribunea Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates
opprobriumsomething that brings disgrace
madrigala medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form