GRE Word List
DEPOSITION
a testifying especially before a court
The meaning of the word deposition is a testifying especially before a court.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cupidity | inordinate desire for wealth : avarice |
| vampire | the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep |
| maelstrom | a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius |
| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |
| worldly | of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs |
| disinclination | a preference for avoiding something : slight aversion |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| shear | to cut off the hair from |
| kudos | praise given for achievement |
| pliant | pliable |