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 |
|---|---|
| embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |
| descry | to catch sight of |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| stump | the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed |
| hamper | to restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede |
| inerrancy | exemption from error : infallibility |
| lumen | the cavity of a tubular organ or part |
| pariah | a member of a low caste of southern India |
| brevity | shortness of duration |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |