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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| intractable | not easily governed, managed, or directed |
| betray | to lead astray |
| realm | kingdom |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| prevail | to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph |
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| halting | marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |
| condole | grieve |