GRE Word List
STRATUM
a bed or layer artificially made
The meaning of the word stratum is a bed or layer artificially made.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| effective | producing a decided, decisive, or desired effect |
| pungent | sharply painful |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| reciprocate | to give and take mutually |
| smear | a viscous or sticky substance |
| engross | to copy or write in a large hand |
| chortle | to sing or chant exultantly |
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