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
embossto raise the surface of into bosses
mawkishlacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste
engageto offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end
magnitudegreat size or extent
gangrenelocal death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply
capriciousgoverned or characterized by caprice : impulsive
headfirstwith the head foremost
abstinencethe practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable
distortto twist (see twist
humusa brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic