GRE Word List
AFTERLIFE
an existence after death
The meaning of the word afterlife is an existence after death.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| laborious | involving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous |
| dapper | neat and trim in appearance |
| desiccate | to dry up |
| genealogy | an account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms |
| fulminate | to utter or send out with denunciation |
| surfeit | an overabundant supply : excess |
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |