GRE Word List
WINDFALL
something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind
The meaning of the word windfall is something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nonsense | words or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
| quirk | an abrupt twist or curve |
| gambol | to skip about in play : frisk |
| incorporate | to unite or work into something already existent so as to form an indistinguishable whole |
| feign | to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression |
| missile | capable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object |
| asinine | extremely or utterly foolish or silly |
| megalomania | a mania (see mania |