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
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fluke | flatfish |
offensive | making attack : aggressive |
surmount | to prevail over : overcome |
vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
maim | to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously |
advocacy | the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate |
supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
deference | respect and esteem due a superior or an elder |
malicious | having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice |
mawkish | lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste |