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 |
|---|---|
| pious | marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| aquiline | curving like an eagle's beak |
| verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |
| summation | the act or process of forming a sum : addition |
| impetuous | marked by impulsive vehemence or passion |
| conceit | favorable opinion |
| dilatory | tending or intended to cause delay |
| consign | to give over to another's care |
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |