GRE Word List
PURSE
a small bag for money
The meaning of the word purse is a small bag for money.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| transgression | an act, process, or instance of transgressing: such as |
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |
| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |
| rebate | to reduce the force or activity of : diminish |
| avocation | a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby |
| lugubrious | mournful |
| welt | a strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |