GRE Word List

HERMITAGE

the habitation of a hermit

The meaning of the word hermitage is the habitation of a hermit.

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WordMeaning
ventto provide with a vent
mutedbeing mute : silent
regimeregimen
executeto carry out fully : put completely into effect
exposeto deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition
irrepressibleimpossible to repress, restrain, or control
obduratestubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
carapacea bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab)
mortifyto subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life