GRE Word List
SOLITUDE
the quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion
The meaning of the word solitude is the quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| trinket | a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring) |
| bigotry | obstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot |
| polarity | the quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles |
| noisome | noxious |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
| ventral | of or relating to the belly : abdominal |
| ratiocination | the process of exact thinking : reasoning |
| exhume | disinter |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |