GRE Word List

ADJURATION

a solemn oath

The meaning of the word adjuration is a solemn oath.

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WordMeaning
instigateto goad or urge forward : provoke
ogleto glance with amorous invitation or challenge
palimpsestwriting material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased
battaliona considerable body of troops organized to act together : army
homagea feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord
porridgea soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick
insouciantlighthearted unconcern : nonchalance
paraphrasea restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form
motea small particle : speck
decrepitudethe quality or state of being decrepit