GRE Word List
DEPOSITION
testimony under oath; deposing; dethroning
The meaning of the word deposition is testimony under oath; deposing; dethroning.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| emaciated | thin and wasted (from hunger or illness) |
| ecclesiastic | ecclesiastical; pertaining to the church; N: minister; priest; cleric; clergyman |
| implicit | understood but not stated; implied; unquestioning and complete; Ex. implicit trust |
| banal | hackneyed; commonplace; trite; lacking originality; cliched |
| statutory | created by statute or legislative action; regulated by statute; Ex. statutory age limit |
| propagate | increase in number by producing young; multiply; spread; Ex. Most plants propagate by seed; Ex. newspaper propagating their ideas |
| guffaw | boisterous laughter; V. |
| meticulous | excessively careful (with great attention to detail); painstaking; scrupulous |
| embark | commence; go on board a boat; begin a journey |
| reverend | deserving reverence; N: priest |