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

WordMeaning
takeoffa rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket
rescindto take away : remove
pestilentialcausing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly
fanciedimagined or believed to be true or real
topographythe art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations
adjacentnot distant : nearby
unearthto dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume
preemptto acquire (something, such as land) by preemption
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