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.

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WordMeaning
improviseto compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously
pittancea small portion, amount, or allowance
startto move suddenly and violently : spring
astutehaving or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever
nursea person who cares for the sick or infirm
coniferany of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit
surmisea thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture
humanemarked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals
humusa brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic
disjointedbeing thrown out of orderly function