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
treadto step or walk on or over
rusticof, relating to, or suitable for the country : rural
initiateto cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going
civilof or relating to citizens
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
languiddrooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak
rigiddeficient in or devoid of flexibility
asceticpracticing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline
mercenaryone that serves merely for wages
liena charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law