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
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threadbarehaving the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby
cruxa puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question
cascadea steep usually small fall of water
humdrummonotonous
gullany of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae)
millenniumthe thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation
stockadea line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense
appraiseto set a value on : to estimate the amount of
purchaseto obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy