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 |
|---|---|
| pugnacity | having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| consistency | agreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence |
| sinewy | full of sinews: such as |
| stymie | to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of |
| snuffle | to snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| forte | one's strong point |
| linguistic | of or relating to language or linguistics |