GRE Word List

REMITTANCE

a sum of money remitted

The meaning of the word remittance is a sum of money remitted.

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WordMeaning
unravelto disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle
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attestto affirm to be true or genuine
litotesunderstatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy")
mellifluoushaving a smooth rich flow
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transgressionan act, process, or instance of transgressing: such as
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nonentitysomething that does not exist or exists only in the imagination
sallowany of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark