GRE Word List
ARTIFACTS
a usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object
The meaning of the word artifacts is a usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| slag | the dross or scoria of a metal |
| periphery | the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve |
| prosperous | auspicious |
| freebooter | pirate |
| floe | floating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water |
| tread | to step or walk on or over |
| celestial | of, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity |
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