GRE Word List
DOWRY
the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage
The meaning of the word dowry is the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sordid | marked by baseness or grossness : vile |
| deplore | to feel or express grief for |
| grudging | unwilling |
| palpable | capable of being touched or felt : tangible |
| gnome | maxim |
| tribunal | a court or forum of justice |
| variegate | to diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple |
| decry | to depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly |
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| shambles | a meat market |