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 |
|---|---|
| malapropos | in an inappropriate or inopportune way |
| epitaph | an inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there |
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| cauterize | to sear with a cautery or caustic |
| snivel | to run at the nose |
| inequity | injustice |
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
| patronize | to act as patron of : provide aid or support for |