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
profusionlavish expenditure : extravagance
volleythe flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground
espionagethe practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company
factitiousproduced by humans rather than by natural forces
phariseea member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law
monochromea painting, drawing, or photograph in a single hue
effulgentradiant splendor : brilliance
exactingtryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands
retiringreserved
dankunpleasantly moist or wet