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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dazzle | to lose clear vision especially from looking at bright light |
parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
turpitude | inherent baseness : depravity |
whittle | a large knife |
perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |
vicar | an ecclesiastical agent: such as |
nausea | a stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit |
anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
intrigue | the practice of engaging in secret schemes |
hardy | bold |