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 |
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| adversary | one that contends with, opposes, or resists : an enemy or opponent |
| recluse | marked by withdrawal from society : solitary |
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |
| lopsided | leaning to one side |
| blanch | to take the color out of |
| stymie | to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of |
| malcontent | a discontented person: |
| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |
| pungent | sharply painful |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |