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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| Word | Meaning |
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| odyssey | a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune |
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| stint | a period of time spent at a particular activity |
| febrile | marked or caused by fever : feverish |
| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |
| hindsight | perception of the nature of an event after it has happened |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| millennium | the thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation |
| earmark | a mark of identification on the ear of an animal |
| undertaker | one who undertakes : one who takes the risk and management of business : entrepreneur |