GRE Word List
AFFLUENCE
abundance; wealth
The meaning of the word affluence is abundance; wealth.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dermatologist | one who studies the skin and its diseases |
| potential | expressing possibility; latent; N: capacity for growth |
| volition | act of using one's will; act of making a conscious choice; Ex. She selected this dress of her own volition. |
| atrocity | brutal deed; ADJ. atrocious |
| recourse | resorting to help when in trouble; Ex. without recourse to |
| dingy | (of things and place) dirty and dull; Ex. dingy street/curtain |
| diffuse | wordy; verbose; rambling; spread out (like a gas); V: spread out in all directions; disperse; N. diffusion; CF. suffuse |
| panoramic | denoting an unobstructed and comprehensive view; N. panorama: unbroken view of a wide area |
| shambles | (place or scene of) complete disorder or ruin; wreck; mess; Ex. After the hurricane, the coast was a shambles. |
| pharisaical | pertaining to the Pharisees, who paid scrupulous attention to tradition; self-righteous; hypocritical |