GRE Word List

SHACK

hut

The meaning of the word shack is hut.

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talonthe claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey
prodigalcharacterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish
ponderousof very great weight
pastea dough that contains a considerable proportion of fat and is used for pastry crust or fancy rolls
flourishto grow luxuriantly : thrive
pinchto squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument
inadvertentlyunintentional
slapto strike sharply with or as if with the open hand
tundraa level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs
awfulextremely disagreeable or objectionable