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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WordMeaning
tiradea protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language
gargoylea spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building
posteritythe offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation
perimeterthe boundary of a closed plane figure
friezea heavy durable coarse wool and shoddy fabric with a rough surface
discomfitto put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert
prelatean ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank
amnesialoss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness
kneadto work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands
psychicof or relating to the psyche : psychogenic