GRE Word List
PRIVY
private
The meaning of the word privy is private.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| novice | a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| dull | tedious |
| tawny | of the color tawny |
| wholesome | promoting health or well-being of mind or spirit |
| lionize | to treat as an object of great interest or importance |
| brawn | the flesh of a boar |
| abbreviate | to make briefer |