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 |
|---|---|
| imperturbable | unshakably calm; placid |
| pernicious | very harmful; deadly; very destructive; Ex. pernicious effect/anemia |
| laceration | torn ragged wound; V. lacerate: tear (the skin as with broken glass); wound |
| comprise | include; consist of |
| polemical | aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious (rather than simply expressing opinions) |
| coddle | treat gently; indulge excessively; pamper; mollycoddle; baby; cook in water just below boiling point; Ex. coddled eggs |
| rift | narrow opening in a large mass; break in a friendly relation; Ex. through a rift in the clouds; OP. reconcilation |
| alms | money or goods given to the poor |
| distinctive | clearly different from others of the same kind |
| implicit | understood but not stated; implied; unquestioning and complete; Ex. implicit trust |