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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WordMeaning
mortifyto subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame
grapplethe act or an instance of grappling
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prologuethe preface or introduction to a literary work
seismicof, subject to, or caused by an earthquake
biliousof or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile
machiavellianof or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism
somnolentof a kind likely to induce sleep
improvidentnot provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future
specioushaving a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic