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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sententious | given to or abounding in aphoristic expression |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| rustic | of, relating to, or suitable for the country : rural |
| crossbreed | hybridize |
| bequeath | to give or leave by will (see will |
| resonant | continuing to sound : echoing |
| perquisite | a privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages |
| prognosticate | to foretell from signs or symptoms : predict |
| 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") |
| grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |