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 |
|---|---|
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| fluctuate | to shift back and forth uncertainly |
| orthodox | conforming to established doctrine especially in religion |
| melancholy | depression of spirits : dejection |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| tribunal | a court or forum of justice |
| lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| tangible | capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable |
| cow | the mature female of cattle (genus Bos) |