GRE Word List
SECLUSION
the act of secluding : the condition of being secluded
The meaning of the word seclusion is the act of secluding : the condition of being secluded.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gruff | rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect |
| kleptomaniac | a person evidencing kleptomania |
| chore | the regular or daily light work of a household or farm |
| acetic | vinegary |
| slough | a place of deep mud or mire |
| cacophonous | marked by cacophony : harsh-sounding |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| soporific | causing or tending to cause sleep |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |