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
retrieveto locate and bring in (killed or wounded game)
debonairsuave
penancean act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification
jeopardizeto expose to danger or risk : imperil
crypta chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground
bourgeoisof, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class
aphorisma concise statement of a principle
cringeto recoil in distaste
strutto become turgid : swell
unsightlynot pleasing to the sight : not comely