GRE Word List
RAFFLE
to engage in a raffle
The meaning of the word raffle is to engage in a raffle.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| malapropos | in an inappropriate or inopportune way |
| homeostasis | a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group |
| affluence | abundance of property : wealth |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
| regicide | a person who kills a king |
| appurtenances | accessory objects |
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |