GRE Word List
HOARY
gray or white with or as if with age
The meaning of the word hoary is gray or white with or as if with age.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |
| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
| sodden | dull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages |
| encomiastic | one that praises : eulogist |
| repeal | to rescind or annul by authoritative act |
| impoverish | to make poor |
| sarcasm | a sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain |