GRE Word List
ABODE
the place where one lives : home
The meaning of the word abode is the place where one lives : home.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch : intangible |
| dissension | disagreement |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| hermitage | the habitation of a hermit |
| obeisance | a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow |
| raconteur | a person who excels in telling anecdotes |
| confidant | one to whom secrets are entrusted |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
| canny | clever |
| partisan | a firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person |