GRE Word List
CONSIGN
to give over to another's care
The meaning of the word consign is to give over to another's care.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| impinge | encroach |
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |
| hovel | an open shed or shelter |
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| vindicate | to free from allegation or blame |
| recondite | difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep |
| prime | the second of the canonical hours |
| wrangle | to dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker |