GRE Word List
EXPENDITURE
the act or process of expending
The meaning of the word expenditure is the act or process of expending.
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somber | so shaded as to be dark and gloomy |
kismet | fate |
conduit | a natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed |
elixir | a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold |
whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |
historic | historical |
idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
indulge | to yield to the desire of : humor |
metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
trepidation | a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension |