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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| accretion | the process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup: such as |
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| bemused | marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed |
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |
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| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| primal | original |
| obeisance | a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow |
| codicil | a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will |
| procrastinate | to put off intentionally and habitually |