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 |
|---|---|
| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| indite | make up |
| redress | to set right : remedy |
| intrepid | characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance |
| dispirited | to deprive of morale or enthusiasm |
| sinuous | of a serpentine or wavy form : winding |
| miscellaneous | consisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous |
| stumble | to fall into sin or waywardness |
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |