GRE Word List
HOVEL
an open shed or shelter
The meaning of the word hovel is an open shed or shelter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
| affliction | a cause of persistent pain or distress |
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
| dolorous | causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief |
| biennial | occurring every two years |
| humanitarian | a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist |
| actuarial | of or relating to actuaries |
| subservient | useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate |
| douse | to plunge into water |
| pliable | supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking |