GRE Word List
HERMITAGE
the habitation of a hermit
The meaning of the word hermitage is the habitation of a hermit.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| baleful | deadly or pernicious in influence |
| swear | to utter or take solemnly (an oath) |
| commemorate | to call to remembrance |
| conversant | having knowledge or experience |
| consternation | amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion |
| incidence | rate of occurrence or influence |
| gradation | a series forming successive stages |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| relapse | the act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |