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 |
|---|---|
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| repulse | to drive or beat back : repel |
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
| politic | political |
| beleaguer | besiege |
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
| allude | to make indirect reference |
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
| blandishment | something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement |
| recourse | a turning to someone or something for help or protection |