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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| requisition | the act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action |
| mordant | biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |
| heterodox | contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox |
| egotism | excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| sap | the fluid part of a plant |
| orient | to direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group |
| progeny | descendants |