GRE Word List

ABODE

the place where one lives : home

The meaning of the word abode is the place where one lives : home.

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sibyllineany of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy)
perfidiousof, relating to, or characterized by perfidy
indictto charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law
portlydignified
ignoblecharacterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness
corpusthe body of a human or animal especially when dead
phariseea member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law
euthanasiathe act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy
slovenlyuntidy especially in personal appearance
dispelto drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate