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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WordMeaning
seduceto persuade to disobedience or disloyalty
severitythe quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh
betokento typify beforehand : presage
hysteriaa psychoneurosis marked by emotional excitability and disturbances of the psychogenic, sensory, vasomotor, and visceral (see visceral
gruesomeinspiring horror or repulsion : grisly
begetto procreate as the father : sire
ovationa ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted
scapegoata goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur
cordialshowing or marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or approval
protagonistthe principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story)