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

WordMeaning
untenablenot able to be defended
oscillateto swing backward and forward like a pendulum
vetoan authoritative prohibition : interdiction
lapa loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment
stygianof or relating to the river Styx
expungeto strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion
hieroglyphicwritten in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters
factiona party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique
vacuousemptied of or lacking content
extraditionthe surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge