GRE Word List
SOLACE
to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console
The meaning of the word solace is to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| hummock | a rounded knoll or hillock |
| compound | something formed by a union of elements or parts |
| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
| perversion | the action of perverting : the condition of being perverted |
| earn | to receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered |
| tightwad | a close or miserly person |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
| commemorative | intended as a commemoration |