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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| buxom | vigorously or healthily plump |
| swipe | a strong sweeping blow |
| illusory | based on or producing illusion : deceptive |
| consecrate | dedicated to a sacred purpose |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
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