GRE Word List

ZEPHYR

a breeze from the west

The meaning of the word zephyr is a breeze from the west.

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WordMeaning
indigencea level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking
ellipsisthe omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete
refuteto prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous
erroneouscontaining or characterized by error : mistaken
compulsivehaving power to compel
autocraticof, relating to, or being an autocracy : absolute
pernicioushighly injurious or destructive : deadly
initiateto cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going
officiousvolunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome
unwontedbeing out of the ordinary : rare