GRE Word List

PURSE

a small bag for money

The meaning of the word purse is a small bag for money.

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scrupuloushaving moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper
recumbentsuggestive of repose : leaning
engulfto flow over and enclose : overwhelm
mergerthe absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment
novaa star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years
malaisean indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness
spoonerisma transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)
reserveto hold in reserve : keep back
compensatoryto be equivalent to : counterbalance
hotheada hotheaded person