GRE Word List
RAVINE
narrow valley with steep sides; gorge; CF. gully, canyon
The meaning of the word ravine is narrow valley with steep sides; gorge; CF. gully, canyon.
Random words
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brooch | ornamental clasp; pin |
epoch | period of time |
wince | move back suddenly; shrink back; flinch; Ex. She winced as she touched the cold body. |
collation | a light meal; collating |
terminology | terms used in a science or art; study of nomenclature |
postulate | self-evident truth; something assumed without proof; V: assume the truth of (as a basis of an argument) |
ornate | excessively or elaborately decorated |
germ | earliest form of an organism; seed or bud; something that may develop into something larger or more important; microbe |
deviate | turn away from (a principle, norm); move away from an accepted standard; swerve; depart; diverge; N. deviation; Ex. deviation of the path of light by a prism |
morose | ill-humored; sullen; sullenly melancholy |