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 |
|---|---|
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| befuddle | to muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink |
| mauve | a moderate purple, violet, or lilac color |
| parley | to speak with another : confer |
| claustrophobia | abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces |
| eulogistic | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| resonant | continuing to sound : echoing |
| malfeasance | wrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official |
| hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |
| provincial | the superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order |