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
bowdlerizeto expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar
gratifyto be a source of or give pleasure or satisfaction to
formidablecausing fear, dread, or apprehension
viscoushaving a thick or sticky consistency : viscid
spectralof, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly
pathetichaving a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity
phalanxa body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files
weatherthe state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness
altruisticrelating to or given to altruism:
induceto move by persuasion or influence