GRE Word List
CORDON
an ornamental cord or ribbon
The meaning of the word cordon is an ornamental cord or ribbon.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| relinquish | to withdraw or retreat from : leave behind |
| sap | the fluid part of a plant |
| nostalgia | a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| malignant | tending to produce death or deterioration |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| pugnacity | having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent |
| rotundity | marked by roundness : rounded |
| stampede | a wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals |
| vainglorious | marked by vainglory : boastful |