GRE Word List
PLETHORA
an ample amount or number : abundance
The meaning of the word plethora is an ample amount or number : abundance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| unruly | not readily ruled, disciplined, or managed |
| irreconcilable | impossible to reconcile |
| blight | a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) |
| minuscule | very small |
| wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |
| vigor | active bodily or mental strength or force |
| appellation | an identifying name or title : designation |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |