GRE Word List
MATERIALISM
preoccupation with physical comforts and things; excessive regard for worldly concerns (rather than spiritual matters)
The meaning of the word materialism is preoccupation with physical comforts and things; excessive regard for worldly concerns (rather than spiritual matters).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hut | crude dwelling; shack |
| revert | relapse; backslide; turn back to; return to the former owner; N. reversion |
| compact | agreement; contract; ADJ: tightly packed; firm; brief; concise; Ex. compact statement |
| dabble | work at in a nonserious fashion; splash around; move noisily in a liquid |
| primal | first in rank or importance; being first in time; original; Ex. man's primal innocence |
| gastronomy | art and science of preparing and serving good food; CF. gastronome |
| habitat | natural home of a plant or animal; CF. habitation |
| spurn | reject disdainfully; scorn; Ex. She spurned all offers of help. |
| exploit | make use of, sometimes unjustly; N. exploitation |
| balmy | soft and mild (of air); fragrant |
