GRE Word List
KINDRED
of a similar nature or character : like
The meaning of the word kindred is of a similar nature or character : like.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| reputed | having a good repute : reputable |
| alimony | an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce |
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| terminology | the technical or special terms used in a business, art, science, or special subject |
| levee | a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| bookish | of or relating to books |