GRE Word List
ADJURATION
a solemn oath
The meaning of the word adjuration is a solemn oath.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| penetrate | to pass into or through |
| frugality | the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift |
| billow | wave |
| defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |
| flighty | swift |
| lope | an easy natural gait of a horse resembling a canter |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |