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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| Word | Meaning |
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| brooch | an ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck |
| rubric | an authoritative rule |
| ejaculation | an act of ejaculating |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| stipple | to engrave by means of dots and flicks |
| resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
| declivity | downward inclination |
| passive | acted upon by an external agency |
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |