GRE Word List
CONCLAVE
a private meeting or secret assembly
The meaning of the word conclave is a private meeting or secret assembly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
| profound | having intellectual depth and insight |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| loft | an upper room or floor : attic |
| irrelevant | not relevant : inapplicable |
| scowl | to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure |
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| tremor | a trembling or shaking usually from physical weakness, emotional stress, or disease |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |