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 |
|---|---|
| immune | not susceptible or responsive |
| spoilsport | one who spoils the sport or pleasure of others |
| maladroit | lacking adroitness : inept |
| legato | in a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones) |
| breach | infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| doom | a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| vintner | a wine merchant |
| dross | the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal |