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 |
|---|---|
| waif | a stray person or animal |
| evince | to constitute outward evidence of |
| imperious | marked by arrogant assurance : domineering |
| reparation | a repairing or keeping in repair |
| cryptic | secret |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| ebullient | boiling |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| tutelary | having the guardianship of a person or a thing |
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |