GRE Word List

CAPTION

the part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed

The meaning of the word caption is the part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed.

Random words

WordMeaning
amendto put right
sovereigntysupreme power especially over a body politic
simulateto give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate
sadisticof, relating to, or characterized by sadism
mordantbiting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive
phariseea member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law
carousala wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse
doggedmarked by stubborn determination
narrativesomething that is narrated : story
elegya poem in elegiac couplets