GRE Word List
QUAY
dock; wharf; pier; landing place (for boats)
The meaning of the word quay is dock; wharf; pier; landing place (for boats).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fancy | imagination (of a whimsical or fantastic nature); capricious liking; V: imagine; be fond of; ADJ. decorative; elaborate |
| aloft | upward; high up in the air |
| maim | mutilate; injure lastingly; disable; cripple; Ex. maimed for life |
| prosody | art of versification; study of the metrical structure of verse |
| foible | small weakness of character; slight fault; CF. feeble |
| hovel | shack; small wretched house |
| nugatory | worthless; futile |
| unassuming | modest; Ex. the champion's unassuming manner |
| instigate | start; urge; provoke; incite; Ex. instigate a search/quarrel |
| accretion | growth or increase in size by gradual addition; growth; increase; increase by natural growth; Ex. towers and other accretions of the castle; V. accrete |
