GRE Word List
CAMP
a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers)
The meaning of the word camp is a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| knack | a special ready capacity that is hard to analyze or teach |
| torrid | parched with heat especially of the sun : hot |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| gush | to issue copiously or violently |
| premonition | previous notice or warning : forewarning |
| coin | corner |
| masquerade | a social gathering of persons wearing masks and often fantastic costumes |
| tablet | a flat slab or plaque suited for or bearing an inscription |
| comestible | edible |
| sway | the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion |