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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| loll | to hang loosely or laxly : droop |
| militia | a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| revert | to come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject) |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| realm | kingdom |
| mischance | bad luck |
| syllogism | a 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") |
| efficacy | the power to produce an effect |