GRE Word List
MATRIMONY
the state of being married : marriage
The meaning of the word matrimony is the state of being married : marriage.
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| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| impuissance | weakness |
| patronize | to act as patron of : provide aid or support for |
| blurt | to utter abruptly and impulsively |
| riddle | a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum |
| malodorous | having a bad odor |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| shack | hut |
| mirth | gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter |
| whelp | any of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog |