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 |
|---|---|
| indignity | an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult |
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| askew | out of line : at an angle |
| impregnate | to cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated |
| bluff | having a broad flattened front |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| supersede | to cause to be set aside |
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
| pugilist | fighter |
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