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 |
|---|---|
| hull | the outer covering of a fruit or seed |
| doddering | feeble |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| compilation | the act or process of compiling |
| raucous | disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse |
| apparent | open to view : visible |
| slap | to strike sharply with or as if with the open hand |
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| autopsy | an examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease |
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |