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 |
|---|---|
| implore | to make an earnest request to (someone) : beg |
| odyssey | a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune |
| exceptionable | being likely to cause objection : objectionable |
| flashy | lacking in substance or flavor : insipid |
| tangential | touching lightly : incidental |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| ensconce | shelter |
| calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |