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 |
|---|---|
| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |
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| germ | a small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts |
| surfeit | an overabundant supply : excess |
| deplete | to empty of a principal substance |
| shrivel | to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture |
| analgesia | insensibility to pain without loss of consciousness |
| edifice | building |
| aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |
| carafe | a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine |