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 |
|---|---|
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| graduated | marked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement |
| mincing | affectedly dainty or delicate |
| luminary | a person of prominence or brilliant achievement |
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| protege | one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence |
| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |
| annotate | to make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment |
| philistine | a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia |
| secrete | to form and give off (a secretion) |