GRE Word List

HOVEL

an open shed or shelter

The meaning of the word hovel is an open shed or shelter.

Random words

WordMeaning
embezzlementto appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
decrepitudethe quality or state of being decrepit
cedeto yield or grant typically by treaty
vouchto supply supporting evidence or testimony
incubusan evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep
presumptuousoverstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties
jingoistextreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy
repugnancethe quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent
halefree from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound
gravitydignity or sobriety of bearing