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 |
|---|---|
| antiseptic | substance that prevents infection in a wound; ADJ. |
| adverse | going against; opposing; unfavorable; hostile |
| synchronous | similarly timed; simultaneous with; occurring at the same time; V. synchronize |
| skim | read or glance through quickly; touch lightly in passing; brush; remove from the surface of a liquid |
| evoke | call forth (memory or feeling); Ex. That old film evoked memories of my childhood; N. evocation |
| indecisive | marked by indecision; inconclusive; Ex. indecisive battle |
| penology | study of prison management and criminal rehabilitation |
| inimitable | matchless; not able to be imitated |
| antecedents | preceding events that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background |
| amass | collect (gradually, in a very large amount) |
