GRE Word List
SWAY
swing from side to side; influence (someone) to change one's opinion; N.
The meaning of the word sway is swing from side to side; influence (someone) to change one's opinion; N..
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vying | contending; CF. vie |
| concession | an act of yielding; conceding; something conceded; point, right, etc. given unwillingly; privilege of maintaining a business in a certain place; Ex. oil concessions in the North sea; CF. concessionaire |
| tedium | boredom; weariness; ADJ. tedious |
| lumen | unit of light energy (one candle's worth) |
| fringe | decorative edge of hanging threads; edge |
| witticism | witty saying; wisecrack(clever joking remark) |
| cataract | great waterfall; eye abnormality (causing a gradual loss of eyesight) |
| galvanic | of the production of electricity by the action of an acid on a metal; having the effect of an electric shock; Ex. galvanic cell; galvanic effect; CF. Luigi Galvani |
| facilitate | help bring about; make less difficult |
| stentorian | (of the voice) extremely loud; CF. Stentor: a loud herald in the Iliad |
