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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affidavita sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation
monasticof or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns
sultryvery hot and humid : sweltering
tonsurethe Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head
grouseany of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds
impietythe quality or state of being impious : irreverence
bicameralhaving, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber
methodicalarranged, characterized by, or performed with method or order
probea slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity)
defalcatededuct