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
potablesuitable for drinking
pandemoniuma wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people)
lurkto lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose
patrimonyan estate inherited from one's father or ancestor
matineea musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon
obesehaving excessive body fat
decrepitwasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age
diabolicalof, relating to, or characteristic of the devil : devilish
patinaa usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color
interto deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb