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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mandatory | required by a law or rule : obligatory |
| doom | a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| die | to pass from physical life : expire |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| pretension | an allegation of doubtful value : pretext |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| ethos | the distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution |
| sap | the fluid part of a plant |
| miniature | a copy on a much reduced scale |