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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avocation | a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby |
forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
cross | a structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution |
coquette | a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men |
pretension | an allegation of doubtful value : pretext |
libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
facilitate | to make easier : help bring about |