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 |
|---|---|
| raucous | disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse |
| lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |
| seedy | containing or full of seeds |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| kneel | to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor |
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |
| rigid | deficient in or devoid of flexibility |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
| glossy | having a surface luster or brightness |
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |