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 |
|---|---|
| scrappy | consisting of scraps |
| haggard | not tamed |
| composure | a calmness or repose especially of mind, bearing, or appearance : self-possession |
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |
| enterprising | marked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act |
| sustain | to give support or relief to |
| merit | a praiseworthy quality : virtue |
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |
| visceral | felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep |
| vagrant | one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |