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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ferventvery hot : glowing
criteriaa standard on which a judgment or decision may be based
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verbiagea profusion of words usually of little or obscure content
rehabilitateto restore to a former capacity : reinstate
attritionsorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God
rifeprevalent especially to an increasing degree
perpetrateto bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit
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discerningshowing insight and understanding : discriminating