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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| vile | morally despicable or abhorrent |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| travail | work especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| protrude | to jut out from the surrounding surface or context |
| rescind | to take away : remove |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| illicit | not permitted : unlawful |
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| suavity | smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated |