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 |
|---|---|
| fetid | having a heavy offensive smell |
| regale | to entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies |
| blithe | lacking due thought or consideration : casual |
| peruse | to examine or consider with attention and in detail : study |
| inclined | having inclination, disposition, or tendency |
| dowdy | not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby |
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
| crestfallen | having a drooping crest or hanging head |
| comely | pleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion |
| caste | one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes |