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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
| warranty | a real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title |
| lottery | a drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| viand | an item of food |
| trappings | outward signs |
| repine | to feel or express dejection or discontent : complain |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |