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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millenniumthe thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation
mottoa sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use
missilecapable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object
bara straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening)
asteroidany of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
forsaketo renounce or turn away from entirely
remorsea gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach
humusa brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic
macabrehaving death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death
wadeto step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air