GRE Word List
ADJURATION
a solemn oath
The meaning of the word adjuration is a solemn oath.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| regale | to entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies |
| preamble | an introductory statement |
| frolicsome | full of gaiety : playful |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| hallowed | holy |
| canto | one of the major divisions of a long poem |
| legato | in a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones) |
| hypercritical | meticulously or excessively critical |
| spry | able to move quickly, easily, and lightly : nimble |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |