GRE Word List

ATTRIBUTE

a quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something

The meaning of the word attribute is a quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something.

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WordMeaning
tartagreeably sharp or acid to the taste
momentuma property (see property
oozea soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water
trougha long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals
fissurea narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting
gratuitousnot called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted
manifoldmarked by diversity or variety
degeneratehaving declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state
irresoluteuncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating
ferreta domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat