GRE Word List

HOMELY

suggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home

The meaning of the word homely is suggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home.

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WordMeaning
polemicalof, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial
legacya gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest
implacablenot placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated
inklinga slight knowledge or vague notion
suffuseto spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush
elixira substance held capable of changing base metals into gold
rostera roll or list of personnel
humorthat quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality
hybridan offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera
discomposeto destroy the composure of