GRE Word List

AFFLUENCE

abundance of property : wealth

The meaning of the word affluence is abundance of property : wealth.

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chicanerydeception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery
hostagea person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement
imperativenot to be avoided or evaded : necessary
simplisticexcessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details
distinctivemarking as separate or different : serving to distinguish
incrementthe amount or degree by which something changes
gibberishunintelligible or meaningless language:
presumptuousoverstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties
outspokendirect and open in speech or expression : frank
contagiona contagious disease