GRE Word List
FILTH
foul or putrid matter
The meaning of the word filth is foul or putrid matter.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| terminus | either end of a transportation line or travel route |
| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |
| indissoluble | not dissoluble |
| spectral | of, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| baroque | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a style of artistic expression prevalent especially in the 17th century that is marked generally by use of complex forms, bold ornamentation, and the juxtaposition of contrasting elements often conveying a sense of drama, movement, and tension |
| culinary | of or relating to the kitchen or cookery |
| loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
| materialism | a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter |