GRE Word List
SYNCHRONOUS
happening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time
The meaning of the word synchronous is happening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| grumble | to mutter in discontent |
| corollary | a proposition (see proposition |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| brandish | to shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly |
| peon | any of various workers in India, Sri Lanka, or Malaysia: such as |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| trilogy | a series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| prophetic | of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy |
| belligerent | inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness |