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 |
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| secrete | to form and give off (a secretion) |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| biting | having the power to bite |
| char | any of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots |
| reputable | enjoying good repute : held in esteem |
| perforate | to make a hole through |
| gambit | a chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position |
| respiration | the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs |
| apex | the uppermost point : vertex |