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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| daunt | to lessen the courage of : cow |
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| parallelism | the quality or state of being parallel |
| misogamy | a hatred of marriage |
| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |
| quotidian | occurring every day |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
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