GRE Word List
ADJURATION
a solemn oath
The meaning of the word adjuration is a solemn oath.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pucker | to become wrinkled or constricted |
| functional | of, connected with, or being a function |
| levity | excessive or unseemly frivolity |
| defect | an imperfection or abnormality that impairs quality, function, or utility : shortcoming |
| ebullient | boiling |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| fusion | the act or process of liquefying or rendering plastic by heat |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |