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 |
|---|---|
| mincing | affectedly dainty or delicate |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
| malcontent | a discontented person: |
| arbiter | a person with power to decide a dispute : judge |
| celibate | of, relating to, or characterized by celibacy: |
| bicker | petulant quarreling : altercation |
| singular | of or relating to a separate person or thing : individual |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| mandatory | required by a law or rule : obligatory |