GRE Word List
SILT
sediment deposited by running water (at the entrance to a harbor or by a bend in a river)
The meaning of the word silt is sediment deposited by running water (at the entrance to a harbor or by a bend in a river).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| knotty | intricate; difficult; tangled; CF. knot |
| canto | division of a long poem |
| rank | offensive in odor or flavor |
| dour | sullen; gloomy; stubborn |
| temper | moderate; make less severe; tone down or restrain; toughen (steel) as by alternate heating and cooling |
| civil | having to do with citizens; not military or religious; courteous and polite; Ex. married in a civil ceremony; Ex. civil strife/disorder/law; N. civility; CF. civic |
| defeatist | resigned to defeat or failure; accepting defeat or failure as a natural outcome; N. CF. defeatism |
| parley | conference (between opponents); CF. speak |
| blowhard | talkative boaster; braggart |
| alleviate | relieve (pain) |
