GRE Word List
DEMOLITION
the act of demolishing
The meaning of the word demolition is the act of demolishing.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| brawny | muscular |
| garnish | decorate |
| pecuniary | consisting of or measured in money |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
| acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |
| visceral | felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep |
| inebriated | exhilarated or confused by or as if by alcohol : intoxicated |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| emblazon | to inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices |
| respiration | the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs |