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
ostensibleintended for display : open to view
conclavea private meeting or secret assembly
narrativesomething that is narrated : story
reminiscentof the character of or relating to reminiscence
languiddrooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak
forda shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading
introspectivecharacterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection
maternalof, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother : motherly
arteryany of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body
waxa substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax