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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| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| pretension | an allegation of doubtful value : pretext |
| supposition | something that is supposed : hypothesis |
| lofty | elevated in character and spirit : noble |
| lubricate | to make smooth or slippery |
| stupor | a condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility |
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| minutiae | a minute or minor detail |