GRE Word List

OPULENCE

wealth

The meaning of the word opulence is wealth.

Random words

WordMeaning
concedeto acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly
glossyhaving a surface luster or brightness
refectorya dining hall (as in a monastery or college)
barda tribal poet-singer skilled in composing and reciting verses on heroes and their deeds
cisternan artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater)
sharda piece or fragment of a brittle substance
pedantone who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge
panegyrica eulogistic oration or writing
phariseea 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
impoverishto make poor