GRE Word List
ZENITH
point directly overhead in the sky; summit; acme; highest point
The meaning of the word zenith is point directly overhead in the sky; summit; acme; highest point.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prop | support placed under or against something; V. |
| fruition | bearing of fruit; fulfillment; realization; Ex. come to/be brought to fruition |
| throttle | strangle; regulate the speed of with a throttle; N: valve that regulates the flow; CF. throat ? |
| outrage | act of extreme violence or viciousness; resentful anger; V: commit an outrage on; produce anger in; ADJ. outrageous: offensive |
| prosperous | successful; rich; affluent; well-to-do; well-off |
| deflect | turn aside; turn away from a straight course |
| exact | demand and obtain by force; Ex. exact a promise from him; N. exaction |
| hummock | small hill; hillock |
| fodder | coarse food for cattle, horses, etc.; feed for livestock; CF. food |
| vitriolic | causing sharp pain to the mind; caustic; corrosive; sarcastic; of vitriol; N. vitriol: sulphuric acid (which burns flesh deeply); bitterly abusive expression; caustic expression; CF. glass |
