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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |
| inflated | distended with air or gas |
| inerrancy | exemption from error : infallibility |
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
| nicety | the quality or state of being nice |
| dross | the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal |
| canter | one who uses cant: such as |
| collected | gathered together |
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |