GRE Word List
ADJOURN
to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time
The meaning of the word adjourn is to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ascribe | to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing |
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
| venison | the edible flesh of a game animal and especially a deer |
| squat | to cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground |
| bruise | an injury involving rupture of small blood vessels and discoloration without a break in the overlying skin : contusion |
| representational | one that represents: such as |
| ardor | an often restless or transitory warmth of feeling |