GRE Word List
WAFT
move gently (in air or in seas) by wind or waves; Ex. leaves wafting past the window
The meaning of the word waft is move gently (in air or in seas) by wind or waves; Ex. leaves wafting past the window.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| depredation | plundering; destruction |
| combustible | easily burned; N. CF. combustion |
| imperative | absolutely necessary; that must be done; critically important; expressing command; Ex. It is imperative that; N: something that must be done |
| detonation | explosion |
| well-bred | of good upbringing; well-mannered and refined |
| academic | related to a school; not practical or directly useful |
| physiognomy | face (as showing the character and the mind); art of judging human character from facial features |
| comprise | include; consist of |
| transport | strong emotion; rapture; Ex. in a transport/transports of; V: move to strong emotion; enrapture |
| ordain | decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine; install as a minister, priest, or rabbi; N. ordainment; CF. ordination |
