GRE Word List

GALLOWS

a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged

The meaning of the word gallows is a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged.

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WordMeaning
exhortto incite by argument or advice : urge strongly
misdemeanora crime less serious than a felony (see felony
centaurany of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly
gravitydignity or sobriety of bearing
repletefully or abundantly provided or filled
audita formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation
morguea place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy
jocundmarked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness
largessliberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior
influxa coming in