GRE Word List
HAUNT
(of a spirit) visit (a place); come to mind continually; visit (a place) regularly; frequent; Ex. haunted house; Ex. haunted by his last words; N: place much frequented
The meaning of the word haunt is (of a spirit) visit (a place); come to mind continually; visit (a place) regularly; frequent; Ex. haunted house; Ex. haunted by his last words; N: place much frequented.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sportive | playful; frolicsome; merry; CF. sport: play or frolic; CF. sportsmanlike |
| prize | pry; move with a lever; value highly; esteem; Ex. his most prized possession; N: something captured during war-time (esp. an enemy ship) |
| gruesome | grisly; horrible |
| satyr | half-human, half-bestial being in the court of Dionysus (resembling a goat), portrayed as wanton(unrestrained) and cunning; lecher; CF. faun; CF. goat: lecherous man |
| imperial | like an emperor; related to an empire; CF. imperialism |
| finish | surface texture; completeness of execution |
| conclusive | decisive; ending all debate |
| futile | useless; hopeless; ineffectual |
| loiter | hang about/around; stand idly about; linger |
| qualified | limited; restricted; V. qualify: limit the meaning of; modify |