GRE Word List

COURT

the residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary

The meaning of the word court is the residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary.

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WordMeaning
basethe bottom of something considered as its support : foundation
luminarya person of prominence or brilliant achievement
bewitchto influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft
ameliorateto make better or more tolerable
equinoxeither of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic
grossglaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness
pragmaticrelating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic
disapprobationthe act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation
caulkto stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe)
waylayto lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush