GRE Word List
FORD
a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading
The meaning of the word ford is a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading.
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| prune | a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation |
| personable | pleasant or amiable in person : attractive |
| lithe | easily bent or flexed |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
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