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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| domicile | a dwelling place : place of residence : home |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| pitfall | trap |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |
| platitude | the quality or state of being dull or insipid |
| convex | curved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle |
| coax | to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle |
| castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |
| conduit | a natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed |