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 |
|---|---|
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| empirical | originating in or based on observation or experience |
| tipple | to drink liquor especially by habit or to excess |
| interjection | an ejaculatory utterance usually lacking grammatical connection: such as |
| compilation | the act or process of compiling |
| flagrant | conspicuously offensive |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
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| opportunist | one that is opportunistic or that practices opportunism |