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 |
|---|---|
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| outmoded | not being in style |
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| jaundiced | affected with or as if with jaundice |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| esteem | the regard in which one is held |
| dorsal | an ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar |
| couple | two persons married, engaged, or otherwise romantically paired |
| partisan | a firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person |