GRE Word List
HUT
crude dwelling; shack
The meaning of the word hut is crude dwelling; shack.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| puzzle | baffle or confuse by a difficult problem; ponder over a problem in an effort to solve; clarify or solve by reasoning; Ex. puzzle out the answer; N. |
| gentility | those of gentle birth; high social class; refinement; quality of being genteel |
| mellifluous | (of words or a voice) sweetly or smoothly flowing; melodious; having a pleasant tune |
| mutilate | maim; injure lastingly; deprive of a limb or an essential part |
| circumvent | outwit; defeat by behaving more cleverly; outsmart; baffle; avoid; get around |
| infinitesimal | very small |
| predilection | preference; partiality |
| besiege | surround with armed forces; harass (with requests); annoy continually |
| deleterious | harmful |
| necromancy | black magic; sorcery; dealings with the dead; art that professes to communicate with the spirits of the dead so as to predict the future; CF. necromancer; CF. necro+divination; CF. necro-: death; Ex. necropolis |
