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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avuncularsuggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality
pyromaniaca person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania
philistinea native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia
dyslexiaa variable often familial learning disability involving difficulties in acquiring and processing language that is typically manifested by a lack of proficiency in reading, spelling, and writing
indigencea level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking
proteanof or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms
gleama transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light
outwitto get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart
cuethe letter q