GRE Word List
WEATHER
the state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness
The meaning of the word weather is the state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
---|---|
anomalous | inconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular |
rooster | an adult male domestic chicken : cock |
franchise | the right or license granted to an individual or group to market a company's goods or services in a particular territory |
sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |
sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
unprecedented | having no precedent : novel |
strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
cogent | appealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing |
acne | a disorder of the skin caused by inflammation of the skin glands and hair follicles |
cacophonous | marked by cacophony : harsh-sounding |