GRE Word List
GALE
a strong current of air:
The meaning of the word gale is a strong current of air:.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| spatula | a flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| maroon | a dark red |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| drudge | to do hard, menial, or monotonous work |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| mimicry | an instance of mimicking |
| revulsion | a strong pulling or drawing away : withdrawal |