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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| discord | lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas) |
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| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |
| gleam | a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light |
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