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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potentialexisting in possibility : capable of development into actuality
marrowbone marrow
avantgardegroup of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard
conventionalformed by agreement or compact
moratoriuma legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt
collateralproperty (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender
prelatean ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank
theocracygovernment of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided
primatea bishop who has precedence in a province, a group of provinces, or a nation
refuteto prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous