GRE Word List
MOMENTUM
quantity of motion of a moving body; impetus; moving force
The meaning of the word momentum is quantity of motion of a moving body; impetus; moving force.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gangrene | decay of body tissue caused by insufficient blood supply (usually following injury); ADJ. gangrenous |
| beholden | obligated; indebted; owing thanks; obliged or indebted from gratitude |
| sultry | (of weather) hot; sweltering; sensual; voluptuous |
| reverie | daydream; abstracted musing |
| foppish | vain about dress and appearance; N. fop: man who takes too much interest in his clothes and appearance |
| pry | inquire impertinently (someone else's private affairs); use leverage to raise or open something; prize; N. pries: tool for prying |
| drab | dull; lacking color; cheerless ; Ex. drab coat/life |
| extradition | surrender of prisoner by one state to another; Ex. extradition treaty; V. extradite |
| caprice | whim; sudden change of mind without any real cause |
| censorious | severely critical |
