GRE Word List
AZURE
the blue color of the clear sky
The meaning of the word azure is the blue color of the clear sky.
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| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| rusticate | to go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life |
| vociferous | marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry |
| compound | something formed by a union of elements or parts |
| dismember | to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of |
| viable | capable of living |
| minutiae | a minute or minor detail |
| effervescence | the property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing |
| rubble | broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building |