GRE Word List
AVOW
to declare assuredly
The meaning of the word avow is to declare assuredly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| deflect | to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction |
| providence | divine guidance or care |
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |
| deplete | to empty of a principal substance |
| subsidy | a grant or gift of money: such as |
| sportive | frolicsome |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| legacy | a gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest |
| ordinance | an authoritative decree or direction : order |