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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WordMeaning
factitiousproduced by humans rather than by natural forces
bowdlerizeto expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar
ciliatedpossessing cilia
decadencethe process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent
palliddeficient in color : wan
amityfriendship
eonan immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age
knella stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster)
lurkto lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose
retaliateto return like for like