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 |
|---|---|
| rostrum | an ancient Roman platform for public orators |
| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
| forte | one's strong point |
| soluble | susceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water |
| purse | a small bag for money |
| lewd | obscene |
| allege | to assert without proof or before proving |
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |
| console | an architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament |
| reprobate | an unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel |