GRE Word List

PRIVY

private

The meaning of the word privy is private.

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WordMeaning
buffooneryfoolish or playful behavior or practice
catastrophea momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin
plutocracygovernment by the wealthy
tutelageinstruction especially of an individual
solemnityformal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event
quandarya state of perplexity or doubt
ephemerallasting a very short time
cavaliermarked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain
worldlyof, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs
insipidlacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge : dull