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 |
|---|---|
| levity | excessive or unseemly frivolity |
| debris | the remains of something broken down or destroyed |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| falsify | to prove or declare false : disprove |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| pensive | musingly or dreamily thoughtful |
| divest | to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| susceptible | capable of submitting to an action, process, or operation |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |