GRE Word List
FLORA
a treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period
The meaning of the word flora is a treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| emasculate | to deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken |
| cerebral | of or relating to the brain or the intellect |
| cynical | having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as |
| projectile | a body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia |
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |
| halting | marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| vitriolic | bitterly harsh or caustic language or criticism |