GRE GRE Meaning by word 323

a formal exposition

an inlaid furniture decoration; buhl

a member of the working class (not necessarily employed); worker

a construction that can be used to extend the meaning of a word or phrase but is not one of the main constituents of a sentence

the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult)

tone of voice; quality of sound

bowl-shaped strainer

a socially awkward or tactless act; slip; gaucherie

an event that is a beginning

stable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that holds the saddle in place

to presume; to suppose

any of various plants of the genus Salvia

retreat; isolated dwelling

manner of speaking which uses a negative to state a positive

ancestor

book containing the main principles of Christianity

a passage that connects a topic to one that follows

a bad-tempered person; crank; churl

cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing; gewgaw; novelty; trinket

a loud resonant repeating noise; clank; clash; crash

a solemn and earnest appeal to someone to do something

irregular atmospheric motion

the property of excessive fatness; stoutness

style; way; manner; fashion

a somatic sensation as from many tiny prickles; tingling

fruit preserved by cooking with sugar; preserves

a difficult problem; enigma; brain-teaser

reprehensible acquisitiveness; covetousness; rapacity

the product of a body's mass and its velocity

a stupid mistake; folly; foolishness; imbecility