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 |
|---|---|
| quay | a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place |
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| precursor | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another |
| infidel | one who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity |
| largess | liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior |
| imbalance | lack of balance : the state of being out of equilibrium or out of proportion |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| submissive | submitting to others |
| ecologist | a branch of science concerned with the interrelationship of organisms and their environments |
| brisk | keenly alert : lively |