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 |
|---|---|
| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
| alacrity | promptness in response : cheerful readiness |
| revert | to come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject) |
| exploit | deed |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |
| contagion | a contagious disease |
| debunk | to expose the sham (see sham |
| dissonance | lack of agreement |
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |