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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implicitcapable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied
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unequivocalleaving no doubt : clear
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ablutionthe washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite)
eroticof, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire