GRE Word List
LONGEVITY
a long duration of individual life
The meaning of the word longevity is a long duration of individual life.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| ramification | branch |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| miasma | a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease |
| elicit | to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response) |
| remiss | negligent in the performance of work or duty : careless |
| germinal | being in the earliest stage of development |
| annul | to declare or make legally invalid or void |
| torpor | a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility |
| cogitate | to ponder or meditate on usually intently |