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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| soporific | causing or tending to cause sleep |
| violate | break |
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |
| healthy | enjoying good health |
| encipher | to convert (a message) into cipher |
| papyrus | a tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| valediction | an act of bidding farewell |
| demur | to take exception : object |
| interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |