GRE Word List
OPULENCE
extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance; ADJ. opulent: possessing great wealth; abundant
The meaning of the word opulence is extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance; ADJ. opulent: possessing great wealth; abundant.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| propitious | favorable; auspicious; advantageous; fortunate; Ex. propitious day/sign |
| disproportion | lack of proportion (between the parts); ADJ. disproportionate |
| trite | hackneyed; commonplace |
| quizzical | curious; suggesting puzzlement (without saying); questioning; teasing; mocking; bantering; Ex. quizzical glance |
| anticlimax | letdown in thought or emotion; something unexciting, ordinary, or disappointing coming after something important or exciting |
| flail | beat with or as if with a flail; move wildly; thresh grain by hand; strike or slap; toss about; N: threshing tool consisting of a stick swinging from the end of a long handle |
| hamper | obstruct; prevent the free movement of; N: 식료품이나 의복 등을 담는 바구니 |
| unctuous | oily; bland; insincerely suave |
| obelisk | tall column tapering(becoming gradually narrower toward the end) and ending in a pyramid |
| amnesia | loss of memory |