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 |
|---|---|
| verisimilitude | the quality or state of being verisimilar |
| mangle | to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing |
| pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |
| aggregate | formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective |
| uproar | a state of commotion, excitement, or violent disturbance |
| jollity | the quality or state of being jolly : merriment |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| mawkish | lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste |
| impunity | exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss |
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |