GRE Word List
COHESION
the act or state of sticking together tightly
The meaning of the word cohesion is the act or state of sticking together tightly.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| levy | the imposition or collection of an assessment |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| etymology | the 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 |
| concordat | compact |
| rustle | to make or cause a rustle |
| beatific | of, possessing, or imparting beatitude |
| intermittent | coming and going at intervals : not continuous |
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| boon | a timely benefit : blessing |