GRE Word List
HOVEL
an open shed or shelter
The meaning of the word hovel is an open shed or shelter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
| anathema | someone or something intensely disliked or loathed |
| brackish | somewhat salty |
| reverent | expressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| innate | existing in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth : native |
| kindle | to start (a fire) burning : light |
| tessellated | having a checkered appearance |
| stupor | a condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility |