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.

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WordMeaning
presumptuousoverstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties
diurnalactive chiefly in the daytime
prunea plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation
advocacythe act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate
irreparablenot reparable : irremediable
nethersituated down or below : lower
preposterouscontrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd
paranoiamental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations
branda charred piece of wood
phariseea member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law