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 |
|---|---|
| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| parameter | an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves) |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| distinct | distinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete |
| cuisine | manner of preparing food : style of cooking |
| mortician | undertaker |
| numismatist | the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals) |
| grudge | to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully |