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 |
|---|---|
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| debunk | to expose the sham (see sham |
| knotty | marked by or full of knots |
| mishap | an unfortunate accident |
| placid | serenely free of interruption or disturbance |
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |
| beneficial | producing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit |
| expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |
| denouement | the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |