GRE Word List

AFFLUENCE

abundance of property : wealth

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

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countermandto revoke (a command) by a contrary order
vegetateto lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind
tempothe rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking
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forsaketo renounce or turn away from entirely
lilliputianof, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput
effluviuman invisible emanation