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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rebuff | to reject or criticize sharply : snub |
| anomalous | inconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular |
| gyroscope | a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin |
| satellite | a celestial body orbiting another of larger size |
| versatile | embracing a variety of subjects, fields, or skills |
| chaste | innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse |
| cringe | to recoil in distaste |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| numismatist | the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals) |