GRE Word List
ALLUVIAL
relating to, composed of, or found in alluvium
The meaning of the word alluvial is relating to, composed of, or found in alluvium.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| effervescence | the property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing |
| apparition | an unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon |
| don | to put on (an article of clothing) |
| inextricable | forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| immune | not susceptible or responsive |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| deft | characterized by facility and skill |