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 |
|---|---|
| insensible | incapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as |
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| malodorous | having a bad odor |
| vain | having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited |
| misogamy | a hatred of marriage |
| terse | using few words : devoid of superfluity |
| patronize | to act as patron of : provide aid or support for |
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |