GRE Word List

FROCK

an outer garment worn by monks and friars : habit

The meaning of the word frock is an outer garment worn by monks and friars : habit.

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tonsurethe Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head
penetrateto pass into or through
seduceto persuade to disobedience or disloyalty
prefatoryof, relating to, or constituting a preface
pessimisman inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome
hacklesone of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird
impermeablenot permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance
antlerone of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family
schematicof or relating to a scheme or schema
marsupialany of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young