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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|---|---|
| opprobrium | something that brings disgrace |
| prosody | the study of versification |
| outgoing | going away : departing |
| warp | a series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft |
| entourage | one's attendants or associates |
| invincible | incapable of being conquered, overcome, or subdued |
| satyr | a sylvan deity in Greek mythology having certain characteristics of a horse or goat and fond of Dionysian revelry |
| mange | any of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange |
| verve | the spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity |
| amulet | a charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft) |