GRE Word List

TORRENT

a violent or forceful flow of fluid

The meaning of the word torrent is a violent or forceful flow of fluid.

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WordMeaning
queuea braid of hair usually worn hanging at the back of the head
inconsistencyan instance of being inconsistent
secularof or relating to the worldly or temporal
burnishto make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing
myopicaffected by myopia : of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsighted
oddsthe probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances
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metropolisthe chief or capital city of a country, state, or region
parodya literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule
scapegoata goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur