GRE Word List
GILD
to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold
The meaning of the word gild is to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |
| respiration | the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs |
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| terminus | either end of a transportation line or travel route |
| exorbitant | not coming within the scope of the law |
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| incompatible | not compatible: such as |
| emancipate | to free from restraint, control, or the power of another |
| resonant | continuing to sound : echoing |
| cession | a yielding to another : concession |