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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| precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |
| sever | to put or keep apart : divide |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| soliloquy | the act of talking to oneself |
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |
| irrepressible | impossible to repress, restrain, or control |
| garrulous | given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative |
| slovenly | untidy especially in personal appearance |
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |