GRE Word List
AFFLUENCE
abundance of property : wealth
The meaning of the word affluence is abundance of property : wealth.
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|---|---|
| sentimental | marked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism |
| preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |
| dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |
| rankle | to cause anger, irritation, or deep bitterness |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
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