GRE Vocabulary - chateau

chateau - large country house, mansion

GRE Vocabulary - logomachy

logomachy - dispute over words, battle of words, controversy marked by verbiage

GRE Vocabulary - doxology

doxology - liturgical expression of praise to God, short hymn

GRE Vocabulary - splay

splay - turned or spread outwards in a awkward manner

splay - slope, slant, oblique,

GRE Vocabulary - hamstring

hamstring - to restrict the movement of, to cripple, to frustrate

GRE Vocabulary - hedgerow

hedgerow - row of shrubs or trees forming a hedge, enclosing and separating fields

GRE Vocabulary - beige

beige - cloth made of natural undyed wool,

beige - pale grayish yellowish brown color, color of sand

beige - lacking distinction, plain vanilla

GRE Vocabulary - liege

liege - loyal subject, faithful

liege - sovereign to whom allegiance and service is due

GRE Vocabulary - chancery

chancery - public archive of legal, administrative records

chancery - court of equity

GRE Vocabulary - stockade

stockade - defensive barrier of strong posts laid side by side, enclosure or pen made with posts or stakes, enclosure for keeping prisoners

GRE Vocabulary - canonize

canonize - to declare as officially recognized saint, to sanction by ecclesiastical authority

canonize - to treat as preeminent, sacred, illustrious, treat as sacred, glorify

GRE Vocabulary - canto

canto - one of the major divisions of a long poem

GRE Vocabulary - licit

licit - legal, lawful, permitted

GRE Vocabulary - leeward windward

leeward - direction toward which the wind is blowing

windward - direction from which the wind is blowing

GRE Antonym : leeward x windward

GRE Vocabulary - awning

awning - roof like covering of canvas or plastic extending over a window or door attached to external wall of a building

GRE Vocabulary - esculent

esculent - comestible, edible

GRE Vocabulary - coif

coif - close fitting white protective cap worn under the veil by lawyers or nuns

coif - coiffure - hairstyle

GRE Vocabulary - rive riven rend

rive - shatter, fracture, break, crack

riven - to wrench or tear apart, rend, fracture, shatter, split, tear

rend - tear violently or forcefully, pierce, split

GRE Vocabulary - poniard

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poniard - dagger with slender blade of triangular or square cross section

poniard(v) - to attack with a poniard, stab

GRE Vocabulary - bedizen

bedizen - ornament or decorate in showy manner, adorn with gaudy finery or vulgarity

GRE Vocabulary - mordant

mordant - witty, sarcastic, incisive, hurtful, burning, pungent,

mordant - corroding chemical used for etching, chemical used to fixed dye on a fabric

GRE Vocabulary - bombilation

bombilation - humming sound, sound of rapid vibration, buzzing, droning sound

GRE Vocabulary - eruct

eruct - belch, expel, emit, send forth violently in large quantity

GRE Vocabulary - tatterdemalion

tatterdemalion - dilapidated, ragamuffin, ragged, tattered, disreputable, decayed

GRE Vocabulary - gullet

gullet - throat, tube through which food passes to the stomach, esophagus

gullet - concave space between tips of adjacent sawtooth

GRE Vocabulary - drachma

drachma - ancient greek silver coin, modern unit of weight

GRE Vocabulary - lickspittle

lickspittle - toady, sycophant, boot licker

GRE Vocabulary - myrmidons

myrmidons - loyal unquestioning follower or subordinate

GRE Vocabulary - truckle caster

truckle(v) - fawn, act in a subservient manner


truckle bed - trundle bed - pair of beds with lower bed without a mattress that can be rolled or slid under a higher bed

truckle - small wheel or roller, caster


caster - castor - wheel mounted on a swivel, attached under furniture or heavy object to make it easier to move

GRE Vocabulary - drought

drought - prolonged dry period, chronic shortage

GRE Vocabulary - leaven

leaven(v) - to make light by fermentation, to infuse,

leaven(n) - substance made to lighten or ferment dough

GRE Vocabulary - doublet

doublet - mans close fitting jacket

doublet - pair of identical or similar parts, member of such a pair

doublet - words derived from the same etymological root but using different route

doublet - assembled or imitation gem, consisting of inferior stone beneath precious one

doublet - lens made of two simple lens attached together

GRE Vocabulary - lea

lea - field, grassland, pasture, meadow

GRE Vocabulary - hutch

hutch - pen or coop for small animals (rabbits and chickens)

hutch - cupboard with drawers and open shelf at the top

hutch - compartment, bin, chest for storage

hutch - shack, shanty, hut

GRE Vocabulary -stole

stole - long scarf or silk band worn over the neck by priests or both the shoulders by women

GRE Vocabulary - posthaste

posthaste - rapidly, hastily, with great speed

GRE Vocabulary - rheumatism

rheumatism - inflammation and pain in joints

GRE Vocabulary - dun

dun(v) - to make persistent demands for payment, plague, pester

dun(n) - urgent request or demand

GRE Vocabulary - lave

lave(N) - something that is left behind, residue,

lave(v) - wash, bath or pour, refresh or soothe by washing or lapping against

GRE Vocabulary - durance

durance - restraint, confinement, imprisonment

GRE Vocabulary - naivete

naivete - quality of being inexperienced or unsophisticated, naive remark or action, lack of worldly wisdom

GRE Vocabulary - ontology

ontology - study of nature of being or existence

GRE Vocabulary - laundress

laundress - washerwoman

GRE Vocabulary - keepsake

keepsake - memento, souvenir, token, relic

GRE Vocabulary - donee

donee - recipient of a gift or charity by a donor

GRE Vocabulary - joust

joust - combat with lances on a horseback

joust - engage in a personal combat or competition

GRE Vocabulary - docket

docket - summary of a document or abstract

docket - list of things to be done, agenda of a meeting

docket - formal abridged record of court proceedings

docket - identifying label or ticket pasted on the cover listing the contents of a package or directions for assembling or operating it

GRE Vocabulary - judicature

judicature - administration of justice, courts of law, judiciary, jurisdiction

GRE Vocabulary - divination

divination - intuitive perception, unusual foresight, foretell future events by interpretation of omens

GRE Vocabulary - journalize

journalize - record in a journal, keep a personal diary