GRE Word List
PIGMENT
a substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials
The meaning of the word pigment is a substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials.
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rebuff | to reject or criticize sharply : snub |
contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
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dichotomy | a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities |
stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |
voluptuous | suggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form |
hereafter | after this in sequence or in time |
pertinent | having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand |
whinny | to neigh especially in a low or gentle way |
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