GRE Word List
PHENOMENA
phenomenon
The meaning of the word phenomena is phenomenon.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| smug | highly self-satisfied |
| nettle | any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs |
| dichotomy | a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities |
| interloper | one that interlopes: such as |
| attenuate | to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken |
| cache | a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements |
| primal | original |
| iridescent | having or exhibiting iridescence |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |