GRE Word List

ARCHIVES

a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved

The meaning of the word archives is a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved.

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WordMeaning
partitionthe action of parting : the state of being parted : division
facultyability
intuitionthe power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference
high-flownexceedingly or excessively high or favorable
gibberishunintelligible or meaningless language:
resoundto become filled with sound : reverberate
pastea dough that contains a considerable proportion of fat and is used for pastry crust or fancy rolls
fermentationthe enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity
embezzlementto appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
earnto receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered