GRE Word List
ADJURATION
a solemn oath
The meaning of the word adjuration is a solemn oath.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| urbane | notably polite or polished in manner |
| recline | to cause or permit to incline backwards |
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |
| eddy | a current of water or air running contrary to the main current |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| metropolis | the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region |
| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |
| finery | ornament |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| obdurate | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |