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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| covenant | a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : compact |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| hatch | a small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship) |
| potentate | ruler |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| disconcert | to throw into confusion |
| precise | exactly or sharply defined or stated |
| spartan | a native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta |