GRE Word List
BEVY
a large group or collection
The meaning of the word bevy is a large group or collection.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| optometrist | a specialist licensed to practice optometry compare ophthalmologist |
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| fraught | full of or accompanied by something specified |
| lien | a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law |
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| dross | the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal |
| clasp | a device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together |
| gestate | to carry in the uterus during pregnancy |