GRE Word List

PEN

to shut in or as if in a pen

The meaning of the word pen is to shut in or as if in a pen.

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nonsensewords or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas
feuda mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate
forgea furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy
ellipsisthe omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete
mottledmarked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors
cornicethe molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration
flauntto display or obtrude oneself to public notice
natalnative
ethosthe distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution
distinctdistinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete