GRE Word List

TOME

book

The meaning of the word tome is book.

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atavismrecurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination
divineof, relating to, or proceeding directly from God (see god
kaleidoscopean instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns
litanya prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation
eerieso mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine
deciduousfalling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle
expedientsuitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance
writheto twist into coils or folds
efficacythe power to produce an effect
fetidhaving a heavy offensive smell