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 |
|---|---|
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| vernal | of, relating to, or occurring in the spring |
| berserk | an ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| rhapsody | a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| dint | force |
| homespun | spun or made at home |
| tarry | to delay or be tardy in acting or doing |
| mongrel | an individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed |