GRE Word List
PLETHORA
an ample amount or number : abundance
The meaning of the word plethora is an ample amount or number : abundance.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pied | of two or more colors in blotches |
| mundane | of, relating to, or characteristic of the world |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| convoke | to call together to a meeting |
| comity | friendly social atmosphere : social harmony |
| uninhibited | free from inhibition |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| provocative | serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate |
| turncoat | one who switches to an opposing side or party |