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 |
|---|---|
| substantiate | to give substance or form to : embody |
| vampire | the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| abode | the place where one lives : home |
| impending | occurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming |
| remnant | a usually small part, member, or trace remaining |
| excise | an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity |
| regatta | a rowing, speedboat, or sailing race or a series of such races |
| titter | to laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |