GRE Word List

GRANARY

a storehouse for threshed grain

The meaning of the word granary is a storehouse for threshed grain.

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WordMeaning
acclivityan ascending slope (as of a hill)
sedentarynot migratory : settled
placidserenely free of interruption or disturbance
idylla simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment
usurpto seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right
flickerto move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter
composta mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land
bequeathto give or leave by will (see will
piqueto excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff
memorializeto address or petition by a memorial