GRE Word List
EPAULET
something that ornaments or protects the shoulder: such as
The meaning of the word epaulet is something that ornaments or protects the shoulder: such as.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
| canker | an erosive or spreading sore |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| adorn | to enhance the appearance of especially with beautiful objects |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| undulating | having a wavy surface, edge, or markings |
| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |
| mutability | prone to change : inconstant |