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
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zany | very eccentric (see eccentric |
palate | the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate |
stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |
fiasco | a complete failure |
dehydrate | to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water |
tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
suppliant | supplicant |
trickster | one who tricks: such as |
leonine | of, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion |
warranty | a real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title |