GRE Word List
ALMS
something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor
The meaning of the word alms is something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
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| artless | lacking art, knowledge, or skill : uncultured |
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| reiterate | to state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect |
| circuitous | having a circular or winding course |
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| delusive | likely to delude |
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| filing | an act or instance of using a file |
| infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil |