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 |
|---|---|
| vaporize | to convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor |
| condole | grieve |
| impolitic | not politic : unwise |
| distraught | agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain |
| crest | a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration |
| psychic | of or relating to the psyche : psychogenic |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |
| surfeit | an overabundant supply : excess |
| citadel | a fortress that commands (see command |