GRE Word List
AMBIENCE
a feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing : atmosphere
The meaning of the word ambience is a feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing : atmosphere.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| turncoat | one who switches to an opposing side or party |
| brusque | markedly short and abrupt |
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |
| desperado | a bold or violent criminal |
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| servile | of or befitting a menial position |
| enterprising | marked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act |
| enmity | positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| incorporeal | not corporeal : having no material body or form |