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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
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| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |
| nourishment | food |
| niggle | trifle |
| bombardment | a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones |
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