GRE Word List
DENIZEN
(animal, person, or plant) inhabitant or resident of a particular place; regular visitor
The meaning of the word denizen is (animal, person, or plant) inhabitant or resident of a particular place; regular visitor.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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supplant | take the place of unfairly; usurp; replace |
simplistic | oversimplified |
skulk | move furtively and secretly; Ex. He skulked through the less fashionable sections of the city. |
thrall | slave; bondage; slavery; Ex. Her beauty held him in thrall; CF. enthrall |
auspicious | favoring success; giving signs of future success; Cf. auspices |
wily | crafty; cunning; artful; N. wile: deceitful stratagem |
orthodox | traditional; (of someone) conservative in belief; adhering to an established doctrine |
doldrums | blues; listlessness(lack of spirit or energy); slack(inactive) period; period of stagnation; ocean area near the equator where ships cannot move because there is no wind; Ex. in the doldrums |
tenet | doctrine; dogma |
enamored | in love; Ex. enamored of his own beauty; V. enamor: inspire with love |