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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bastiona projecting part of a fortification
flutedhaving or marked by grooves
scowlto contract the brow in an expression of displeasure
ascribeto refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing
unctuoushaving, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality
fraya usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute
chicanerydeception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery
upshotthe final result : outcome
demoticof, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing
disconsolatecheerless