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 |
|---|---|
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| effulgent | radiant splendor : brilliance |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |
| pucker | to become wrinkled or constricted |
| apologist | someone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism |
| impute | to lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly |
| exhume | disinter |