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
prolongto lengthen in time : continue
restivestubbornly resisting control : balky
culpablemeriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful
taintto contaminate morally : corrupt
arteryany of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body
fraudulentcharacterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful
whimsicalresulting from or characterized by whim or caprice
isthmusa narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas
epitomea typical or ideal example : embodiment
disinterestednot having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged