GRE Word List
RIVULET
a small stream
The meaning of the word rivulet is a small stream.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| appellation | an identifying name or title : designation |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| degradation | the act or process of degrading |
| acoustics | a science that deals with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| stoic | a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. |
| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| homogeneous | of the same or a similar kind or nature |
| unconscionable | shockingly unfair or unjust |