GRE Word List

HALLOWED

holy

The meaning of the word hallowed is holy.

Random words

WordMeaning
distinctdistinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete
graduateto receive an academic degree or diploma
fatalisma doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them
nourishmentfood
execrateto declare to be evil or detestable : denounce
palimpsestwriting material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased
lamentto mourn aloud : wail
animusa usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will
palmany of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves
obstinatestubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion