GRE Word List

STRATIFIED

formed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata

The meaning of the word stratified is formed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata.

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sobernot intoxicated
retrogradehaving or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars
suffragistone who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women
inductiveof, relating to, or employing mathematical or logical induction
convexcurved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle
amputateto remove by or as if by cutting
obfuscateto throw into shadow : darken
gratuitousnot called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted
fatalisma doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them
waylayto lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush