GRE Word List
HERMITAGE
the habitation of a hermit
The meaning of the word hermitage is the habitation of a hermit.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |
| obtrude | to thrust out : extrude |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |
| meander | a winding path or course |
| underhand | in a clandestine manner |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| rip | to tear or split apart or open |
| vegetate | to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind |
| concoct | to prepare by combining raw materials |
| dazzle | to lose clear vision especially from looking at bright light |