GRE Word List

ANNUITY

a sum of money payable yearly or at other regular intervals

The meaning of the word annuity is a sum of money payable yearly or at other regular intervals.

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censora person who supervises conduct and morals: such as
decorumliterary and dramatic propriety : fitness
stoopto bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees
treatisea systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached
exhaleto rise or be given off as vapor
sinuousof a serpentine or wavy form : winding
salvagecompensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck
burlesquea literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation
confoundto throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity
epauletsomething that ornaments or protects the shoulder: such as