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 |
|---|---|
| peripatetic | a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism |
| imprecation | curse |
| homespun | spun or made at home |
| omniscient | having infinite awareness, understanding, and insight |
| posthumous | born after the death of the father |
| monarchy | undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| disport | sport |
| brevity | shortness of duration |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |