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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| rig | to fit out with rigging |
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| subsidy | a grant or gift of money: such as |
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| exotic | introduced from another country : not native to the place where found |
| scorch | to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture |