GRE Word List
ANNUITY
yearly allowance
The meaning of the word annuity is yearly allowance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| filigree | delicate ornamental lacelike metalwork |
| mete | measure; distribute; administer; Ex. mete out justice/punishment |
| curator | superintendent; manager (in charge of a museum or a library) |
| artery | blood-vessel; CF. vein |
| prance | move about in a spirited manner (proudly and confidently) |
| spartan | without attention to comfort; lacking luxury and comfort; sternly disciplined; Ex. spartan living condition/life |
| plight | difficult condition; condition or state (esp. a bad state or condition); predicament |
| glacial | like a glacier; of an ice age; extremely cold; Ex. glacial epoch; CF. iceberg |
| satyr | half-human, half-bestial being in the court of Dionysus (resembling a goat), portrayed as wanton(unrestrained) and cunning; lecher; CF. faun; CF. goat: lecherous man |
| cartographer | map-maker |
