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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |
| slavish | of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude |
| wary | marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| adage | a saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation |
| contend | to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle |
| fodder | something fed to domestic animals |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |