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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fabricate | invent |
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |
| accord | to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned |
| alias | otherwise called : otherwise known as |
| scurrilous | using or given to coarse language |
| terrestrial | of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants |
| mealymouthed | not plain and straightforward : devious |
| treasure | wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |