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 |
|---|---|
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |
| cede | to yield or grant typically by treaty |
| vouch | to supply supporting evidence or testimony |
| incubus | an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| repugnance | the quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent |
| hale | free from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound |
| gravity | dignity or sobriety of bearing |