GRE Word List

AFTERLIFE

an existence after death

The meaning of the word afterlife is an existence after death.

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WordMeaning
hoodwinkto deceive by false appearance : dupe
pendantsomething suspended: such as
cisternan artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater)
isotopeany of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties
gainsayto declare to be untrue or invalid
corrodeto eat away by degrees as if by gnawing
augurydivination from auspices (see auspice
luxuriateto grow profusely : thrive
repugnancethe quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent
shadecomparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light