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 |
|---|---|
| levy | the imposition or collection of an assessment |
| indulge | to yield to the desire of : humor |
| quicksilver | mercury |
| abominable | worthy of or causing disgust or hatred : detestable |
| audit | a formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation |
| congenital | existing at or dating from birth |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| rapt | lifted up and carried away |
| delirium | an acute (see acute |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |