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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| autonomous | having the right or power of self-government |
| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat |
| preternatural | existing outside of nature |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| prize | something offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance |
| blatant | noisy especially in a vulgar or offensive manner : clamorous |
| buxom | vigorously or healthily plump |
| pitfall | trap |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |
| plummet | to fall perpendicularly |