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 |
|---|---|
| monotony | tedious sameness |
| illimitable | incapable of being limited or bounded : measureless |
| trickle | to issue or fall in drops |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| ancillary | subordinate |
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |
| elaboration | planned or carried out with great care |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| equestrian | of, relating to, or featuring horseback riding |