GRE Word List

SHACK

hut

The meaning of the word shack is hut.

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WordMeaning
discreteconstituting a separate entity : individually distinct
quarrygame
warrantya real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title
denotationan act or process of denoting
obliqueneither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined
idioman 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)
pretentiouscharacterized by pretension: such as
slighthaving a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body
pontificalepiscopal attire
effeminatehaving feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner