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 |
|---|---|
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| artisan | a worker who practices a trade or handicraft : craftsperson |
| corpuscle | a minute particle |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| dorsal | an ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar |
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
| bauble | trinket |
| paradigm | example |
| lax | loose |
| dross | the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal |