GRE Word List

AFFIRMATION

the act of affirming

The meaning of the word affirmation is the act of affirming.

Random words

WordMeaning
excisean internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity
depreciateto lower in honor or esteem
burlesquea literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation
approbationcommendation
archetypethe original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype
dismantleto disconnect the pieces of
blighta disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers)
miscellaneousconsisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous
acerbitythe quality of being acerbic
exceptionablebeing likely to cause objection : objectionable