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
tactfulhaving or showing tact
cumulativeincreasing by successive additions
hazarda source of danger
tendentiousmarked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased
lagoona shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water
bovineof, relating to, or resembling bovines and especially the ox or cow
centigraderelating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point
sensualrelating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly
recreantcrying for mercy : cowardly
tenaciousnot easily pulled apart : cohesive