GRE Word List
MURKY
characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke
The meaning of the word murky is characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| provision | the act or process of providing |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| solecism | an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence |
| incorporate | to unite or work into something already existent so as to form an indistinguishable whole |
| abstruse | difficult to comprehend : recondite |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| sturdy | firmly built or constituted : stout |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| warren | a place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant) |
| rampart | a protective barrier : bulwark |