GRE Word List
FURROW
a trench in the earth made by a plow
The meaning of the word furrow is a trench in the earth made by a plow.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| gradation | a series forming successive stages |
| ovation | a 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 |
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
| casualty | a military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action |
| sprightly | marked by a gay lightness and vivacity : spirited |
| coin | corner |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| itinerary | the route of a journey or tour or the proposed outline of one |