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 |
|---|---|
| parlance | speech |
| onus | burden |
| recount | to relate in detail : narrate |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| assurance | the state of being assured: such as |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| sustenance | means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living |
| velocity | quickness of motion : speed |
| sphinx-like | enigmatic; mysterious |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |