GRE Word List
CONSOLIDATION
the act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated
The meaning of the word consolidation is the act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated.
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| fruition | pleasurable use or possession : enjoyment |
| exotic | introduced from another country : not native to the place where found |
| 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 |
| gyroscope | a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin |
| dross | the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal |
| indict | to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law |
| stamp | to pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument |
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| pudding | blood sausage |
| monotony | tedious sameness |