GRE Word List
CARAT
a unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy
The meaning of the word carat is a unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dismiss | to permit or cause to leave |
| precipitous | precipitate |
| vision | the act or power of seeing : sight |
| plaudit | an act or round of applause |
| insurgent | a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government |
| bizarre | strikingly out of the ordinary: such as |
| char | any of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots |
| crone | a cruel or ugly old woman |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| prelude | an introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter |