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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aromatic | of, relating to, or having aroma: |
irrefutable | impossible to refute : incontrovertible |
condign | deserved |
dichotomy | a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities |
jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |
despondent | feeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression |
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underhand | in a clandestine manner |