GRE Word List
OPULENCE
wealth
The meaning of the word opulence is wealth.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| concede | to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly |
| glossy | having a surface luster or brightness |
| refectory | a dining hall (as in a monastery or college) |
| bard | a tribal poet-singer skilled in composing and reciting verses on heroes and their deeds |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| shard | a piece or fragment of a brittle substance |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| panegyric | a eulogistic oration or writing |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| impoverish | to make poor |