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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| char | any of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots |
| bemused | marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| convoluted | having convolutions |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| rumble | to make a low heavy rolling sound |
| eugenic | relating to or fitted for the production of good offspring |
| sere | being dried and withered |