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
wrathstrong vengeful anger or indignation
militantengaged in warfare or combat : fighting
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
unearthto dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume
taintto contaminate morally : corrupt
provisoan article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition
untowarddifficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly
lopsidedleaning to one side
checkto inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively
diaphanouscharacterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through