GRE Word List

AFFLUENCE

abundance of property : wealth

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

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undermineto subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly
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schematicof or relating to a scheme or schema
blightedaffected with blight (see blight
absolutefree from imperfection : perfect
semblanceoutward and often specious appearance or show : form
moltenfused or liquefied by heat : melted
contrivedevise
scapegoata goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur
sublimeto cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form