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 |
|---|---|
| disjunction | a sharp cleavage : disunion |
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| probity | adherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness |
| integrate | to form, coordinate, or blend into a functioning or unified whole : unite |
| psyche | a princess loved by Cupid |
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |
| platitude | the quality or state of being dull or insipid |
| infringe | to encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| premonitory | giving warning |
