GRE Word List
SCHOLARLY
of, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned
The meaning of the word scholarly is of, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| propensity | an often intense natural inclination or preference |
| improvise | to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously |
| cohabit | to live together as or as if a married couple |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| pellucid | admitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion |
| monolithic | of, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| desolate | devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted |
| erratic | having no fixed course : wandering |
| nostalgia | a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition |