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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medium | something in a middle position |
scraps | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
venturesome | inclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring |
dominant | commanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others |
grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |
modicum | a small portion : a limited quantity |
bask | to lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere |
incessant | continuing or following without interruption : unceasing |
succumb | to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire |
aberrant | deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical |