GRE Word List

BANK

a mound, pile, or ridge raised above the surrounding level: such as

The meaning of the word bank is a mound, pile, or ridge raised above the surrounding level: such as.

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galvanizeto subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically
attentivemindful
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
bivouaca usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter
diffidencethe quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident
cogentappealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing
embossto raise the surface of into bosses
epitaphan inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there
agogfull of intense interest or excitement : eager
arbitraryexisting or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will