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 |
|---|---|
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| parched | deprived of natural moisture |
| occlude | to close up or block off : obstruct |
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| sensual | relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly |
| rag | a waste piece of cloth |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
| provincial | the superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order |
| maul | a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |