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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| rider | one that rides |
| idolatry | the worship of a physical object as a god |
| mobile | capable of moving or being moved : movable |
| insalubrious | not conducive to health : unwholesome |
| whinny | to neigh especially in a low or gentle way |
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |
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| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
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| grudge | to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully |