GRE Word List
RIVULET
a small stream
The meaning of the word rivulet is a small stream.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inflated | distended with air or gas |
| oracular | resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery) |
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
| acetic | vinegary |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| duress | forcible restraint or restriction |
| untoward | difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly |
| restraint | an act of restraining : the state of being restrained |
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
| ruse | a wily subterfuge |