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 |
|---|---|
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| cohorts | companion |
| ken | the range of perception, understanding, or knowledge |
| boisterous | noisily turbulent : rowdy |
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |
| enlist | to secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest |
| intimate | marked by a warm friendship developing through long association |
| perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |
| headstrong | not easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |