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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| ensue | to strive to attain : pursue |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| gibberish | unintelligible or meaningless language: |
| solicitous | manifesting or expressing solicitude |
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |
| limp | to walk lamely |
| grueling | trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing |
| wretch | a miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune |
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |