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
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subsideto sink or fall to the bottom : settle
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augmentto make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense
obsoleteno longer in use or no longer useful
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plummetto fall perpendicularly
gougea chisel with a concavo-convex cross section