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 |
|---|---|
| rancid | having an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition |
| insurmountable | incapable of being surmounted : insuperable |
| incense | material used to produce a fragrant odor when burned |
| bellicose | favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars |
| numismatist | the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals) |
| translucent | permitting the passage of light: |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |