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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| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| diverge | to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart |
| appall | to overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay |
| mange | any of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange |
| inalienable | incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred |
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
| abstruse | difficult to comprehend : recondite |
| sectarian | of, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian |
| marginal | written or printed in the margin of a page or sheet |
| metropolis | the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region |