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 |
|---|---|
| detached | standing by itself : separate |
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |
| mosaic | a surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of variously colored material to form pictures or patterns |
| refractory | resisting control or authority : stubborn |
| coeval | of the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| sloth | disinclination to action or labor : indolence |
| quack | to make the characteristic cry of a duck |
| advert | to turn the mind or attention |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |