GRE Word List

DICTUM

a noteworthy statement: such as

The meaning of the word dictum is a noteworthy statement: such as.

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WordMeaning
gallowsa frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged
defrayto provide for the payment of : pay
thralla state of servitude or submission
subordinateplaced in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior
xenophobiafear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign
gratuitysomething given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service
markedhaving an identifying mark
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
smatteringsuperficial piecemeal knowledge
blushoutward appearance : view