GRE Word List

AMENITIES

something that helps to provide comfort, convenience, or enjoyment

The meaning of the word amenities is something that helps to provide comfort, convenience, or enjoyment.

Random words

WordMeaning
squatto cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground
ambiencea feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing : atmosphere
oustto remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity
transitoryof brief duration : temporary
wansuggestive of poor health : sickly
magniloquentspeaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner
scruplea unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table
atrophydecrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue
obscuredark
symbiosisthe living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism)