GRE Word List

ADJURATION

a solemn oath

The meaning of the word adjuration is a solemn oath.

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wangleto resort to trickery or devious methods
forlornbereft
pedestalthe support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration
temporizeto act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion
besmirchto cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully
spatsquabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel
cravenlacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted
chasma deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge
dioramaa scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening
uxoriousexcessively fond of or submissive to a wife