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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|---|---|
| parchment | the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |
| habituate | to make used to something : accustom |
| fancy | to have a fancy (see fancy |
| memoir | an official note or report : memorandum |
| indignation | anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| exacerbate | to make more violent, bitter, or severe |
| loquacious | full of excessive talk : wordy |
| polemic | an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |