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 |
|---|---|
| pungent | sharply painful |
| haggle | to cut roughly or clumsily : hack |
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |
| diabolical | of, relating to, or characteristic of the devil : devilish |
| mesmerize | to subject to mesmerism |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| minutiae | a minute or minor detail |
| favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |