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 |
|---|---|
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| empirical | originating in or based on observation or experience |
| trifling | lacking in significance or solid worth: such as |
| bureaucracy | a body of nonelected government officials |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| spin | to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread |
| endemic | belonging or native to a particular people or country |
| arbiter | a person with power to decide a dispute : judge |