GRE Word List
ANNUITY
yearly allowance
The meaning of the word annuity is yearly allowance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| galleon | large three-masted sailing ship |
| prophylactic | used to prevent disease; N: something prophylactic; condom; N. prophylaxis: prevention of disease |
| authoritarian | subordinating the individual to the state; completely dominating another's will; Ex. authoritarian regime/father |
| strew | spread randomly; sprinkle; scatter; Ex. flower girl strewing rose petals |
| notch | V-shaped cut in a surface; V. |
| brindled | tawny or grayish with streaks or spots (of animals) |
| outmoded | no longer in fashion or use; no longer stylish; old-fashioned |
| repress | hold back (the natural expression of); restrain; crush; oppress; Ex. repressed child; Ex. repress a laugh/rebellion |
| quash | crush; suppress; squash; subdue; annul; Ex. quash a rebellion/the decision of the low court |
| forswear | renounce under oath; abandon; make a solemn promise to give up; CF. abjure |