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.
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| bereavement | the state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone |
| importunate | troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand |
| divest | to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title |
| foppish | foolish |
| fallible | liable to be erroneous |
| defray | to provide for the payment of : pay |
| orator | one who delivers an oration |
| accolade | a mark of acknowledgment : award |
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