GRE Word List
LARDER
a place where food is stored : pantry
The meaning of the word larder is a place where food is stored : pantry.
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| aegis | a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena |
| importunate | troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand |
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| magnitude | great size or extent |
| buffoon | a ludicrous figure : clown |
| forerunner | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as |
| covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |
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| artifacts | a usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object |