GRE Word List
ALLOY
the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness
The meaning of the word alloy is the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness.
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argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
fruition | pleasurable use or possession : enjoyment |
passe | past one's prime |
harbor | a place of security and comfort : refuge |
fathomless | incapable of being fathomed : immeasurable |
masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |
perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
latent | present and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic |
gamut | the whole series of recognized musical notes |
credulity | readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence |