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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paroxysma fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion
divergeto move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart
appallto overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay
mangeany 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
inalienableincapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred
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abstrusedifficult to comprehend : recondite
sectarianof, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian
marginalwritten or printed in the margin of a page or sheet
metropolisthe chief or capital city of a country, state, or region