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.

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WordMeaning
severto put or keep apart : divide
haranguea speech addressed to a public assembly
forfeitsomething forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty
impromptumade, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised
misgivingsa feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event
burlesquea literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation
homagea feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord
suckleto give milk to from the breast or udder
garbledmade unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up
persistto go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning