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 |
|---|---|
| transpose | to change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of |
| resign | relegate |
| precipice | a very steep or overhanging place |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| recurrent | running or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course |
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| galvanize | to subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically |
| mordant | biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| brazen | made of brass |