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 |
|---|---|
| chronicle | a historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation |
| fleece | the coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep) |
| sheathe | to put into or furnish with a sheath |
| awry | off the correct or expected course : amiss |
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |
| sneak | to go stealthily or furtively : slink |
| gleam | a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light |
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| imbecility | the quality or state of being very stupid or foolish : utter foolishness |