GRE Word List
STRATUM
a bed or layer artificially made
The meaning of the word stratum is a bed or layer artificially made.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| largess | liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior |
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
| ferret | a domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| rebate | to reduce the force or activity of : diminish |
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |
| mural | of, relating to, or resembling a wall |
| horticultural | the science and art of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, or ornamental plants |