GRE Word List

PURSE

a small bag for money

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

Random words

WordMeaning
prosaiccharacteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual
incapacitateto deprive of capacity or natural power : disable
hindrancethe state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered
ripto tear or split apart or open
smotherto kill by depriving of air
exposeto deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition
empathythe action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner
disquietudeanxiety
concedeto acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly
disfigureto impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries