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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WordMeaning
munificentvery liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow
buffoona ludicrous figure : clown
plaintiveexpressive of suffering or woe : melancholy
nettleany of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs
senilitythe quality or state of being senile : the physical and mental decline associated with old age
prefatoryof, relating to, or constituting a preface
defoliateto deprive of leaves especially prematurely
flaila 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
tiradea protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language
licentiouslacking legal or moral restraints