GRE Word List
PURVEYOR
one that purveys
The meaning of the word purveyor is one that purveys.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| florid | very flowery in style : ornate |
| pecuniary | consisting of or measured in money |
| comatose | of, resembling, or affected with coma |
| remonstrate | to present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| lethargic | of, relating to, or characterized by laziness or lack of energy : feeling or affected by lethargy : sluggish |
| laceration | the act of lacerating |