GRE Word List
GROTTO
cave
The meaning of the word grotto is cave.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil |
| euphony | pleasing or sweet sound |
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| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| forlorn | bereft |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |