GRE Word List
MELLIFLUOUS
having a smooth rich flow
The meaning of the word mellifluous is having a smooth rich flow.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
| rightful | just |
| barrister | a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| quizzical | comically quaint |
| canker | an erosive or spreading sore |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| buffoonery | foolish or playful behavior or practice |
| casual | subject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance |
| demographic | the statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets |