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 |
|---|---|
| iniquitous | characterized by iniquity |
| dappled | marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |
| chuckle | to laugh inwardly or quietly |
| pugilist | fighter |
| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |
| impassable | incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| defile | to make unclean or impure: such as |