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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| glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |
| perceptive | responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning |
| restraint | an act of restraining : the state of being restrained |
| withstand | to stand up against : oppose with firm determination |
| empirical | originating in or based on observation or experience |
| whim | a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy |
| visage | the face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal |
| illuminate | to supply or brighten with light |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |