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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WordMeaning
roilto make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of
incumbentthe holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice
rostera roll or list of personnel
relican object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr
trilogya series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme
sturdyfirmly built or constituted : stout
incandescentwhite, glowing, or luminous with intense heat
nostalgiaa wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition
consonantbeing in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord
etymologythe 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