GRE Word List

BREADTH

distance from side to side : width

The meaning of the word breadth is distance from side to side : width.

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WordMeaning
colloquialused in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation
portlydignified
litheeasily bent or flexed
autonomoushaving the right or power of self-government
treasurewealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded
scapegoata goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur
stoketo poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel
verbiagea profusion of words usually of little or obscure content
clota portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum)
alienateto cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed