GRE Word List
ADJURATION
a solemn oath
The meaning of the word adjuration is a solemn oath.
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|---|---|
| suture | a strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body |
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| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| precise | exactly or sharply defined or stated |
| glaring | having a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger |
| mulct | fine |
| ingenuous | showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |
| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |