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 |
|---|---|
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |
| pilfer | steal |
| larceny | the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently |
| sprightly | marked by a gay lightness and vivacity : spirited |
| siren | any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| culinary | of or relating to the kitchen or cookery |
| bicameral | having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber |
| foster | having, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for |