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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WordMeaning
climacticof, relating to, or constituting a climax
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fabricateinvent
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slapdashhaphazard
euphoriaa feeling of well-being or elation
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grotesquea style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature