GRE Word List

LARGESS

liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior

The meaning of the word largess is liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior.

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tangiblecapable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable
gleama transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light
maneuvera military or naval movement
travestya debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation
centaurany of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly
apparitionan unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon
sirenany of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing