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 |
|---|---|
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| sequester | to set apart : segregate |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| prologue | the preface or introduction to a literary work |
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| invert | to reverse in position, order, or relationship |
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable |
| foist | to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant |
| crevice | a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure |
| overthrow | overturn |