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
gourmeta connoisseur of food and drink
flaila hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely
conciliatoryintended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate
arrearsthe state of being behind in the discharge of obligations
bridlethe headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit
tendermarked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond
cerebralof or relating to the brain or the intellect
precipitantprecipitate
wringto squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid
antiquatedoutmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted