GRE Word List
ADJURATION
a solemn oath
The meaning of the word adjuration is a solemn oath.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cross | a structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution |
| perspicacious | of acute mental vision or discernment : keen |
| cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| chafe | irritate |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| galvanize | to subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically |
| subtlety | the quality or state of being subtle |
| arrogance | an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions |
| eventual | contingent |