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 |
|---|---|
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| dyslexia | a variable often familial learning disability involving difficulties in acquiring and processing language that is typically manifested by a lack of proficiency in reading, spelling, and writing |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| cataclysm | flood |
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
| sporadic | occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances |
| sophisticated | deprived of native or original simplicity: such as |
| lumber | to move ponderously |
| nutritious | nourishing |
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |