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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| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| formidable | causing fear, dread, or apprehension |
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |
| rave | to talk irrationally in or as if in delirium |
| static | exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion |
| repudiate | to refuse to accept |
| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |
| maxim | a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct |
| smear | a viscous or sticky substance |