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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| withstand | to stand up against : oppose with firm determination |
| shrivel | to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture |
| pry | to look closely or inquisitively |
| intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |
| prognosis | the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case |
| kernel | the inner softer part of a seed, fruit stone, or nut |
| inebriate | one who is drunk |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| lunatic | affected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane |
| liability | the quality or state of being liable |