GRE Word List

SHACK

hut

The meaning of the word shack is hut.

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WordMeaning
alloythe degree of mixture with base metals : fineness
defectionconscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion
wanderluststrong longing for or impulse toward wandering
eerieso mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine
belateddelayed beyond the usual time
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
monetaryof or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy
obscuredark
groucha fit of bad temper
surveillanceclose watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective)