GRE Word List
AUDIT
a formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation
The meaning of the word audit is a formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pulsate | to throb or move rhythmically : vibrate |
| aristocracy | government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class |
| irreparable | not reparable : irremediable |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| cession | a yielding to another : concession |
| criteria | a standard on which a judgment or decision may be based |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| furor | an angry or maniacal fit : rage |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
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