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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| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
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| high-flown | exceedingly or excessively high or favorable |
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| except | with the exclusion or exception of |
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