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 |
|---|---|
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| betroth | to promise to marry |
| endorse | to write on the back of |
| attenuate | to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken |
| sheer | unqualified |
| torso | the human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk |
| herald | an official at a tournament of arms (see arm |
| interloper | one that interlopes: such as |
| groom | bridegroom |
| blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |