GRE Word List
DECOY
a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture
The meaning of the word decoy is a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| vain | having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited |
| sentient | responsive to or conscious of sense impressions |
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
| diverse | differing from one another : unlike |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| sidetrack | siding |
| fraught | full of or accompanied by something specified |
| caldron | a large kettle or boiler |