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.

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WordMeaning
salutaryproducing a beneficial effect : remedial
sordidmarked by baseness or grossness : vile
tributesomething given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved
quaintpleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar
acclimateto adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation
subterfugedeception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade
antiquityancient times
quibbleto evade the point of an argument by caviling about words
perspicaciousof acute mental vision or discernment : keen
bequeathto give or leave by will (see will