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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| bawdy | boisterously or humorously indecent |
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| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
| trivia | unimportant matters : trivial facts or details |
| elixir | a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold |
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| ultimatum | a final proposition, condition, or demand |