GRE Word List

GROTTO

cave

The meaning of the word grotto is cave.

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gentlefree from harshness, sternness, or violence
hackneyedlacking in freshness or originality
blurtto utter abruptly and impulsively
compactpredominantly formed or filled : composed
lionizeto treat as an object of great interest or importance
stentorianextremely loud
testatora person who dies leaving a will or testament in force
centigraderelating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point
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retroactiveextending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past