GRE Word List

ADJURATION

a solemn oath

The meaning of the word adjuration is a solemn oath.

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idioman expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way)
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