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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WordMeaning
mantlea loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak
disconcertto throw into confusion
pretensionan allegation of doubtful value : pretext
moltto shed hair, feathers, shell, horns, or an outer layer periodically
donto put on (an article of clothing)
fretto eat or gnaw into : corrode
inimitablenot capable of being imitated : matchless
opaqueblocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity
petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
beneficiarya person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something