GRE Word List
PRIVY
private
The meaning of the word privy is private.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| surpass | to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| wry | twist |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| garish | clothed in vivid colors |
| mordant | biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive |
| demur | to take exception : object |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| impertinent | given to or characterized by insolent rudeness |
| hermitage | the habitation of a hermit |