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 |
|---|---|
| mischance | bad luck |
| avenge | to take vengeance for or on behalf of |
| naivete | a naive remark or action |
| gyroscope | a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin |
| functionary | one who serves in a certain function |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| raconteur | a person who excels in telling anecdotes |
| lewd | obscene |
| lumber | to move ponderously |
| defiance | the act or an instance of defying : challenge |