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 |
|---|---|
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| anthropomorphic | described or thought of as having a human form or human attributes |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| hone | to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone |
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
| fracas | a noisy quarrel : brawl |
| travesty | a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation |
| menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |
| whinny | to neigh especially in a low or gentle way |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |