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 |
|---|---|
| despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |
| modulate | to tune to a key or pitch |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| humility | freedom from pride or arrogance : the quality or state of being humble |
| fissure | a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting |
| demolition | the act of demolishing |
| creed | a brief authoritative formula of religious belief |
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |
| smug | highly self-satisfied |
| omnivorous | feeding on both animal and vegetable substances |