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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conventional | formed by agreement or compact |
diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
effete | no longer fertile |
irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
effigy | an image or representation especially of a person |
distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |
vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
tutelage | instruction especially of an individual |
ewe | the female of the sheep especially when mature |