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 |
|---|---|
| funereal | sad; solemn; suitable for a funeral |
| docile | obedient; easily managed; submissive |
| austere | forbiddingly stern; ascetic; without comfort or enjoyment; severely simple and unornamented; Ex. a monk's austere life; Ex. austere grandeur of the cathedral; N. austerity |
| irrepressible | unable to be restrained or held back; impossible to hold back |
| pontifical | pertaining to a bishop or pope; pompous or pretentious; CF. pontiff: pope; bishop |
| fatuous | smugly and unconsciously foolish; inane; silly; N. fatuity, fatuousness |
| gallows | framework from which a noose is suspended (used for execution by hanging) |
| hoard | stockpile; accumulate for future use; N: supply stored for future use |
| ration | fixed portion; V: distribute as rations |
| rake | immoral or dissolute person |
