GRE Word List
HOARD
a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away
The meaning of the word hoard is a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away.
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| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
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| combustible | capable of combustion |
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| hackneyed | lacking in freshness or originality |
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| brusque | markedly short and abrupt |
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