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 |
|---|---|
| qualms | uneasy feelings; misgivings; uneasy fears especially about matters of conscience; Ex. I have no qualms about giving this assignment to Helen. |
| asperity | sharpness; roughness; severity (of temper or weather); Ex. asperities of a Russian winter |
| vitriolic | causing sharp pain to the mind; caustic; corrosive; sarcastic; of vitriol; N. vitriol: sulphuric acid (which burns flesh deeply); bitterly abusive expression; caustic expression; CF. glass |
| beseech | beg; plead with |
| wane | decrease in size or strength (after being full); grow gradually to an end; Ex. The moon waxes and wanes every month; N. |
| sustenance | sustaining; means of livelihood, support, food, nourishment; something that maintains life; food |
| arraign | charge in court; indict |
| acrophobia | fear of heights |
| pinnace | small boat |
| purchase | secure grasp or hold; firm grasp or footing |
