GRE Word List
AFFLUENCE
abundance of property : wealth
The meaning of the word affluence is abundance of property : wealth.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| metaphysical | of or relating to metaphysics |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| execrable | deserving to be execrated : detestable |
| stump | the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed |
| blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |
| abase | to lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem |
| anthropomorphic | described or thought of as having a human form or human attributes |
| engender | beget |
| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |