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 |
|---|---|
| potential | existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality |
| marrow | bone marrow |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| conventional | formed by agreement or compact |
| moratorium | a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt |
| collateral | property (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender |
| prelate | an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank |
| theocracy | government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided |
| primate | a bishop who has precedence in a province, a group of provinces, or a nation |
| refute | to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous |