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 |
|---|---|
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |
| blight | a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) |
| obnoxious | odiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive |
| weird | of strange or extraordinary character : odd |
| grudging | unwilling |
| relish | characteristic flavor |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| unique | being the only one : sole |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |