GRE Word List
ZEPHYR
a breeze from the west
The meaning of the word zephyr is a breeze from the west.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| incur | to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself |
| manipulate | to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| chorus | a company of singers and dancers in Athenian drama participating in or commenting on the action |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| omniscient | having infinite awareness, understanding, and insight |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| hovel | an open shed or shelter |
| grouch | a fit of bad temper |