GRE Word List
ADJURATION
a solemn oath
The meaning of the word adjuration is a solemn oath.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vagabond | a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |
| dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
| jeopardize | to expose to danger or risk : imperil |
| machinations | an act of machinating |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| molt | to shed hair, feathers, shell, horns, or an outer layer periodically |