GRE Word List
TREASURE
wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded
The meaning of the word treasure is wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| biennial | occurring every two years |
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| inveterate | confirmed in a habit : habitual |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| increment | the amount or degree by which something changes |
| shrivel | to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture |
| implication | something implied: such as |