GRE Word List
INCRUSTATION
a crust or hard coating
The meaning of the word incrustation is a crust or hard coating.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| discord | lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas) |
| consonance | harmony or agreement among components |
| teetotalism | the principle or practice of complete abstinence from alcoholic drinks |
| ensconce | shelter |
| emblazon | to inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |
| nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |
| diligence | steady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |