GRE Word List
GROTTO
cave
The meaning of the word grotto is cave.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| breadth | distance from side to side : width |
| marsupial | any 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 |
| niggle | trifle |
| denigrate | to attack the reputation of : defame |
| comprehensive | covering completely or broadly : inclusive |
| impregnable | incapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| underhand | in a clandestine manner |
| clamber | to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet |
| outmoded | not being in style |