GRE Word List
ALCOVE
a small recessed section of a room : nook
The meaning of the word alcove is a small recessed section of a room : nook.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| eulogy | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |
| ebullient | boiling |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| dossier | a file containing detailed records on a particular person or subject |
| feature | the structure, form, or appearance especially of a person |
| tread | to step or walk on or over |
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |
| delta | the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet see Alphabet Table |