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 |
|---|---|
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |
| valid | having legal efficacy or force |
| bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |
| irrefutable | impossible to refute : incontrovertible |
| crescendo | a gradual increase |
| convex | curved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle |
| avenge | to take vengeance for or on behalf of |
| glossary | a collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings |
| flit | to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another |