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

WordMeaning
malcontenta discontented person:
podiuma low wall serving as a foundation or terrace wall: such as
improvidentnot provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future
rarefiedbeing less dense
temperamentcharacteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response
noncommittalgiving no clear indication of attitude or feeling
pristinebelonging to the earliest period or state : original
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
cauterizeto sear with a cautery or caustic
pento shut in or as if in a pen