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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lackluster | lacking in sheen, brilliance, or vitality : dull |
altruistic | relating to or given to altruism: |
pine | any of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals |
disclose | to make known or public |
dilemma | a usually undesirable or unpleasant choice |
wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |
trifling | lacking in significance or solid worth: such as |
shrivel | to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture |
paucity | smallness of number : fewness |
low | having a small upward extension or elevation |