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 |
|---|---|
| culvert | a transverse drain |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| sluggish | averse to activity or exertion : indolent |
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| ecclesiastic | ecclesiastical |
| levee | a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed |
| concerted | mutually contrived or agreed on |
| waggish | resembling or characteristic of a wag |
| incisive | impressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation) |
| prehensile | adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around |