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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|---|---|
| extrapolation | to predict by projecting past experience or known data |
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| bereft | deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something |
| stygian | of or relating to the river Styx |
| caption | the part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| affliction | a cause of persistent pain or distress |
| parameter | an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves) |
| discord | lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas) |
| validate | to make legally valid : ratify |