GRE Word List
RECLUSE
marked by withdrawal from society : solitary
The meaning of the word recluse is marked by withdrawal from society : solitary.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| munificent | very liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow |
| buffoon | a ludicrous figure : clown |
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| nettle | any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs |
| senility | the quality or state of being senile : the physical and mental decline associated with old age |
| prefatory | of, relating to, or constituting a preface |
| defoliate | to deprive of leaves especially prematurely |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
| licentious | lacking legal or moral restraints |