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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inequity | injustice |
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| demise | death |
| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |
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| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| accelerate | to move faster : to gain speed |
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