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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WordMeaning
swellto expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit
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sinuousof a serpentine or wavy form : winding
shunto avoid deliberately and especially habitually
accessiblecapable of being reached
bludgeona short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon
turbulencethe quality or state of being turbulent: such as
flashylacking in substance or flavor : insipid
mutabilityprone to change : inconstant
suffocateto stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation)