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 |
|---|---|
| bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |
| porridge | a soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| squalor | the quality or state of being squalid |
| crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |
| vitriolic | bitterly harsh or caustic language or criticism |
| ubiquitous | existing or being everywhere at the same time : constantly encountered : widespread |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |