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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stumpthe basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed
penumbraa space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light
gyroscopea 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
commensuratecorresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate
jaundicedaffected with or as if with jaundice
flourishto grow luxuriantly : thrive
mockto treat with contempt or ridicule : deride
anonymitythe quality or state of being anonymous
incrementthe amount or degree by which something changes
suckleto give milk to from the breast or udder