GRE Word List
PRIVY
private
The meaning of the word privy is private.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
| nuance | a subtle distinction or variation |
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
| tenancy | a holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate |
| foppish | foolish |
| waggish | resembling or characteristic of a wag |
| addendum | a thing added : addition |