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 |
|---|---|
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| sinuous | of a serpentine or wavy form : winding |
| seminary | an environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated |
| plebeian | a member of the Roman plebs |
| avocation | a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby |
| aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |
| dehydrate | to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| prognosticate | to foretell from signs or symptoms : predict |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |