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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concavehollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl
asceticpracticing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline
expatriatebanish
unequivocalleaving no doubt : clear
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
epitaphan inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there
pass_offpresent falsely; represent falsely to be
prodigalcharacterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish
testatora person who dies leaving a will or testament in force
niggletrifle