GRE Word List
ECONOMY
the structure or conditions of economic life in a country, area, or period
The meaning of the word economy is the structure or conditions of economic life in a country, area, or period.
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| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |
| confidant | one to whom secrets are entrusted |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| galley | a ship or boat propelled solely or chiefly by oars: such as |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |
| imbroglio | an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding |
| adapt | to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification |