GRE Word List
CORDON
an ornamental cord or ribbon
The meaning of the word cordon is an ornamental cord or ribbon.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 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 |
