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 |
|---|---|
| peerless | matchless |
| irksome | tending to irk : tedious |
| stigma | a mark of shame or discredit : stain |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| incriminate | to charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault |
| nimble | quick and light in motion : agile |
| infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil |
| inane | lacking significance, meaning, or point : silly |
| repulsion | the action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed |
| mannerism | exaggerated or affected (see affected |