GRE Word List
ENTHRALL
to hold spellbound : charm
The meaning of the word enthrall is to hold spellbound : charm.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| enact | to establish by legal and authoritative act |
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| choice | the act of choosing : selection |
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| impuissance | weakness |
| credulity | readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| forebears | ancestor |
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |