GRE Word List
HALLOWED
blessed; consecrated; Ex. hallowed ground; V. hallow: set apart as holy
The meaning of the word hallowed is blessed; consecrated; Ex. hallowed ground; V. hallow: set apart as holy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| emboss | produce a design in raised relief; decorate with a raised design |
| emolument | salary; payment for an office; compensation |
| monograph | scholarly article |
| postulate | self-evident truth; something assumed without proof; V: assume the truth of (as a basis of an argument) |
| babble | chatter idly or foolishly; make continuous sounds like water running gently over rounded stone; N. |
| rave | overwhelmingly favorable review; V: talk wildly as if mad; Ex. raving lunatic |
| tawdry | cheap and gaudy; Ex. tawdry jewelry |
| flotsam | drifting wreckage |
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| superfluous | excessive; overabundant; unnecessary; N. superfluity |