GRE Word List

COLLATERAL

property (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender

The meaning of the word collateral is property (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender.

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WordMeaning
unobtrusivenot obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous
conveyancethe action of conveying
centurionan officer commanding a Roman century
egregiousconspicuous
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
painstakingtaking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort
bulliongold or silver considered as so much metal
chaperona person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety
macerateto cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting
vacillateto waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses