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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| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable |
| lush | growing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage |
| meticulous | marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details |
| illusive | based on or producing illusion : illusory |
| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |
| bravado | blustering swaggering conduct |
| subversive | the act of subverting : the state of being subverted |
| viand | an item of food |
| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |