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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| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| mesmerize | to subject to mesmerism |
| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |
| transcendent | exceeding usual limits : surpassing |
| provisional | serving for the time being : temporary |
| bungle | to act or work clumsily and awkwardly |