GRE Word List

HOVEL

an open shed or shelter

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

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embedto enclose closely in or as if in a matrix
descryto catch sight of
abstemiousmarked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol
stumpthe basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed
hamperto restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede
inerrancyexemption from error : infallibility
lumenthe cavity of a tubular organ or part
pariaha member of a low caste of southern India
brevityshortness of duration
ablutionthe washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite)