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 |
|---|---|
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| irate | roused to ire |
| warren | a place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant) |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |
| representational | one that represents: such as |
| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |