GRE Word List
EXHUME
dig out of the ground; remove from a grave
The meaning of the word exhume is dig out of the ground; remove from a grave.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| amnesty | pardon (allowed by government to political criminals) |
| insularity | narrow-mindedness; isolation; ADJ. insular: of an island; isolated; narrow-minded; CF. peninsula |
| leery | (of someone) suspicious; wary; cautious |
| striated | marked with parallel bands; striped; grooved; Ex. striated rocks; V. striate; N. stria: thin groove or line |
| thrall | slave; bondage; slavery; Ex. Her beauty held him in thrall; CF. enthrall |
| fetter | shackle; restrict the freedom of; N. chain or shackle for the foot of a prisoner; CF. foot |
| tawdry | cheap and gaudy; Ex. tawdry jewelry |
| resound | (of a place) be filled with sound; (of a sound) sound loudly; sound back; echo; Ex. hall resounded with laughter |
| outlaw | fugitive from the law (excluded from legal protection); V: declare (someone) to be an outlaw; deprive of the protection of the law; declare illegal; Ex. Drinking has been outlawed. |
| timidity | lack of self-confidence or courage |
