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
compellingthat compels: such as
belieto give a false impression of
confinesomething (such as borders or walls) that encloses
persevereto persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement
harrowingacutely distressing or painful
fulminateto utter or send out with denunciation
embedto enclose closely in or as if in a matrix
warblea melodious succession of low pleasing sounds
arboretuma place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes
blunderto move unsteadily or confusedly