GRE Word List

DEPOSITION

a testifying especially before a court

The meaning of the word deposition is a testifying especially before a court.

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WordMeaning
slothdisinclination to action or labor : indolence
egotisticalcharacterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance
impedeto interfere with or slow the progress of
spatsquabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel
subversivethe act of subverting : the state of being subverted
balefuldeadly or pernicious in influence
endearmenta word or an act (such as a caress) expressing affection
sibyllineany of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy)
flaila hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely
elicitto call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response)