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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| exhume | disinter |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| requisite | needed for a particular purpose : essential |
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |
| momentous | having great or lasting importance : consequential |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
| franchise | the right or license granted to an individual or group to market a company's goods or services in a particular territory |
| arcade | a long arched building or gallery |
| retentive | having the power, property, or capacity of retaining |