GRE Word List
SHACK
crude cabin
The meaning of the word shack is crude cabin.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| coroner | public official who investigates any death thought to be of other than natural causes |
| lace | cord used to draw and tie together two opposite edges (as of a shoe); delicate fabric made of fine threads; V: draw together by tying a lace |
| dilute | make (a liquid) less concentrated; reduce in strength; Ex. dilute the influence of the president |
| encipher | encode; convert a message into code; put into cipher |
| prolific | producing offspring or fruit in abundance; fertile; fecund; abundantly fruitful; producing abundant works; Ex. prolific writer |
| reprisal | retaliation |
| indiscriminate | choosing at random; confused; not based on careful distinctions |
| mischance | ill luck |
| ordinance | decree; authoritative order |
| acquittal | deliverance from a charge; V. acquit: free from a charge or accusation; discharge from a duty; conduct (oneself) in a specified manner |
