GRE Word List
PURCHASE
to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy
The meaning of the word purchase is to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| indecisive | marked by or prone to indecision : irresolute |
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| lackadaisical | lacking life, spirit, or zest : languid |
| beguile | hoodwink |
| repulsion | the action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed |
| friction | the rubbing of one body against another |
| anodyne | serving to alleviate pain |
| headfirst | with the head foremost |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |