GRE Word List
MATERIALISM
a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter
The meaning of the word materialism is a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |
| novelty | something new or unusual |
| petulant | insolent or rude in speech or behavior |
| ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |
| dismiss | to permit or cause to leave |
| filch | to steal secretly or casually |
| mire | wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| statutory | of or relating to statutes |
| colander | a perforated utensil for washing or draining food |