GRE Word List

AFFLUENCE

abundance of property : wealth

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

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nurturetraining
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eloquencediscourse marked by force and persuasiveness
compromisesettlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions
emaciatedvery thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness
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