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.
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| corpus | the body of a human or animal especially when dead |
| tarry | to delay or be tardy in acting or doing |
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| rigor | harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity |
| lassitude | a condition of weariness or debility : fatigue |
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