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 |
|---|---|
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| quirk | an abrupt twist or curve |
| offhand | without premeditation or preparation : extempore |
| token | a piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms |
| recount | to relate in detail : narrate |
| debauch | to corrupt by intemperance or sensuality |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| kudos | praise given for achievement |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| cartographer | one that makes maps |