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 |
|---|---|
| mollycoddle | to treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention |
| pseudonym | a fictitious name |
| mangle | to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing |
| fallow | of a light yellowish-brown color |
| ironic | relating to, containing, or constituting irony |
| kleptomaniac | a person evidencing kleptomania |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| slither | to slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface |