GRE Word List
MASON
a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick)
The meaning of the word mason is a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick).
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| pittance | a small portion, amount, or allowance |
| eloquence | discourse marked by force and persuasiveness |
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| start | to move suddenly and violently : spring |
| venison | the edible flesh of a game animal and especially a deer |
| brim | an upper or outer margin : verge |
| propensity | an often intense natural inclination or preference |
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