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 |
|---|---|
| supposititious | fraudulently substituted : spurious |
| abject | sunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe |
| capacious | containing or capable of containing a great deal |
| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| perspicacious | of acute mental vision or discernment : keen |
| avenge | to take vengeance for or on behalf of |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| prim | to give a prim or demure expression to |