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 |
|---|---|
| somnolent | of a kind likely to induce sleep |
| harrowing | acutely distressing or painful |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| crevice | a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure |
| impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch : intangible |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| vehement | marked by forceful energy : powerful |
| oatmeal | meal made from oats |
| libel | a written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought |
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |