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.

Random words

WordMeaning
arboretuma place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes
hazymade dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze
postmortemdone, occurring, or collected after death
cognitiveof, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering)
profligatewildly extravagant
interminablehaving or seeming to have no end
licentiouslacking legal or moral restraints
sanctiona formal decree
remonstrateto present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate
agnostica person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable