GRE Word List
BULLION
gold and silver in the form of bars
The meaning of the word bullion is gold and silver in the form of bars.
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| scale | climb up; ascend; remove or come off in scales; N: flake of epidermis; ascending or descending series of musical tones |
| idiom | expression whose meaning as a whole differs from the meanings of its individual words; distinctive style (of expression); Ex. idiom of the modern popular music; ADJ. idiomatic |
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