GRE Word List
HERMITAGE
home of a hermit
The meaning of the word hermitage is home of a hermit.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| minuscule | extremely small |
| touchy | oversensitive; easily offended; irasible; delicate; needing delicate handling; Ex. touchy situation |
| catcall | shout of disapproval or displeasure (made at the theater or a sports match); boo; V. |
| pernicious | very harmful; deadly; very destructive; Ex. pernicious effect/anemia |
| imperceptible | unnoticeable; impossible to perceive; undetectable |
| cascade | small waterfall |
| document | provide written evidence (for a claim); record with documents; N. |
| rusticate | banish to the country; dwell in the country |
| impecunious | without money |
| predator | predatory animal or bird; predatory person; creature that seizes and devours another animal; person who robs or exploits others; ADJ. predatory: living by preying on other organisms; plundering; N. predation |