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 |
|---|---|
| consternation | amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion |
| bullion | gold or silver considered as so much metal |
| far-fetched | brought from a remote time or place |
| scale | an instrument or machine for weighing |
| subpoena | a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure |
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |
| dubious | unsettled in opinion : doubtful |
| perpetual | continuing forever : everlasting |
| repine | to feel or express dejection or discontent : complain |
| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |