GRE Word List

AMAZON

a member of a race of female warriors of Greek mythology

The meaning of the word amazon is a member of a race of female warriors of Greek mythology.

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relevanthaving significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand
unctuoushaving, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality
cornicethe molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration
idioman expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way)
metropolisthe chief or capital city of a country, state, or region
effulgentradiant splendor : brilliance
empathythe action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner
coalitionthe act of coalescing : union
discourseverbal interchange of ideas
ghastlyterrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening