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 |
|---|---|
| throb | to pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity |
| vociferous | marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry |
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| precipitous | precipitate |
| idolatry | the worship of a physical object as a god |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| ubiquitous | existing or being everywhere at the same time : constantly encountered : widespread |
| protract | to prolong in time or space : continue |