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 |
|---|---|
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| curb | an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter |
| pigment | a substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials |
| caricature | exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics |
| concurrent | operating or occurring at the same time |
| overwhelm | upset |
| armada | a fleet of warships |
| finished | entirely done |
| disarray | a lack of order or sequence : confusion |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |