GRE Word List
ALLEGIANCE
the obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord
The meaning of the word allegiance is the obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |
| insensate | lacking sense or understanding |
| penetrate | to pass into or through |
| feign | to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression |
| impecunious | having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless |
| incursion | a hostile entrance into a territory : raid |
| supine | lying on the back or with the face upward |
| conglomerate | made up of parts from various sources or of various kinds |
| spin | to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread |