GRE Word List
HERMITAGE
home of a hermit
The meaning of the word hermitage is home of a hermit.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| orthodox | traditional; (of someone) conservative in belief; adhering to an established doctrine |
| turncoat | traitor |
| purport | intention; purpose; meaning; V: claim; profess; Ex. order which purports to be signed by the general |
| fiasco | total failure; CF. bottle |
| accolade | award of merit; strong praise and approval |
| susceptible | impressionable; easily influenced; sensitive; having little resistance as to a disease; likely to suffer; receptive to; capable of accepting; Ex. susceptible to persuasion/colds; Ex. The agreement is not susceptible of alteration; N. susceptibility |
| grudging | unwilling; reluctant; stingy(giving reluctantly) |
| incorporeal | without a material body; insubstantial |
| abut | border upon; adjoin |
| engross | occupy fully; absorb |
