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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elaborateplanned or carried out with great care
transitoryof brief duration : temporary
induceto move by persuasion or influence
stereotypeto make a stereotype from
absolutefree from imperfection : perfect
mercenaryone that serves merely for wages
carafea bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine
coronera usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner
haggleto cut roughly or clumsily : hack
perorationthe concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration