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 |
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| pandemonium | a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| rip | to tear or split apart or open |
| slink | to go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal |
| fundamental | serving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic |
| raffle | to engage in a raffle |
| genuflect | to bend the knee |
| parley | to speak with another : confer |
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |