GRE Word List
DOOM
a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England
The meaning of the word doom is a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| ogle | to glance with amorous invitation or challenge |
| prim | to give a prim or demure expression to |
| aromatic | of, relating to, or having aroma: |
| impersonal | having no personal reference or connection |
| universal | including or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception |
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
| distort | to twist (see twist |