GRE Word List
AFFLUENCE
abundance of property : wealth
The meaning of the word affluence is abundance of property : wealth.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |
| crescendo | a gradual increase |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| choleric | easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered |
| relent | to become less severe, harsh, or strict usually from reasons of humanity |
| gull | any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae) |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| composure | a calmness or repose especially of mind, bearing, or appearance : self-possession |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |