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 |
|---|---|
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| violate | break |
| subsidy | a grant or gift of money: such as |
| comity | friendly social atmosphere : social harmony |
| vegetate | to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| bogus | not genuine : counterfeit |
| saturate | to satisfy fully : satiate |
| base | the bottom of something considered as its support : foundation |