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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WordMeaning
myriadten thousand
contrivancea thing contrived
embossto raise the surface of into bosses
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wantonmerciless
stoopto bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees
partitionthe action of parting : the state of being parted : division
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receptiveable or inclined to receive
sophomoricconceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature