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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| unwonted | being out of the ordinary : rare |
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| reverie | daydream |
| artless | lacking art, knowledge, or skill : uncultured |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| begrudge | to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure |
| beneficent | doing or producing good |
| rhetoric | the art of speaking or writing effectively: such as |