GRE Word List
APERTURE
an opening or open space : hole
The meaning of the word aperture is an opening or open space : hole.
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| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |
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| expound | to set forth : state |
| matinee | a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon |
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| sever | to put or keep apart : divide |
| stoic | a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. |
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| puerile | juvenile |