GRE Word List
PATINA
a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color
The meaning of the word patina is a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color.
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advert | to turn the mind or attention |
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ineffable | incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable |
consequential | of the nature of a secondary result : indirect |
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