GRE Word List
SUMMATION
the act or process of forming a sum : addition
The meaning of the word summation is the act or process of forming a sum : addition.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |
| gorge | a narrow passage through land |
| effete | no longer fertile |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |
| bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |
| concede | to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly |
| larceny | the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently |
| charlatan | quack |
| emetic | an agent that induces vomiting |