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 |
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| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| physiological | of or relating to physiology |
| agglomeration | the action or process of collecting in a mass |
| monarchy | undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person |
| cardinal | a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college |
| functionary | one who serves in a certain function |
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |
| consequential | of the nature of a secondary result : indirect |
| commonwealth | a nation, state, or other political unit: such as |