GRE Word List
DIADEM
crown
The meaning of the word diadem is crown.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| censure | a judgment involving condemnation |
| raze | to destroy to the ground : demolish |
| brink | edge |
| smolder | to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| sovereignty | supreme power especially over a body politic |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| engender | beget |
| dislodge | to drive from a position of hiding, defense, or advantage |