GRE Word List

LITTER

a covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger

The meaning of the word litter is a covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger.

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WordMeaning
massthe liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist
chisela metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal)
nondescriptbelonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described
purgatoryan intermediate state after death for expiatory purification
cadavera dead body
propoundto offer for discussion or consideration
isthmusa narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas
abeyancea state of temporary inactivity : suspension
crescendoa gradual increase
somaticof, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm