GRE Word List

GORGE

a narrow passage through land

The meaning of the word gorge is a narrow passage through land.

Random words

WordMeaning
retainto keep in possession or use
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
dementedmad
fertileproducing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive
edifyto instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift
diluteattenuate
buxomvigorously or healthily plump
ballasta heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine)
overwroughtextremely excited : agitated
hummocka rounded knoll or hillock