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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|---|---|
| odoriferous | yielding an odor : odorous |
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| spoof | deceive |
| decollete | wearing a strapless or low-necked dress |
| pecuniary | consisting of or measured in money |
| bulge | to jut out : swell |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| momentum | a property (see property |
| pliant | pliable |
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