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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| daze | to stupefy especially by a blow : stun |
| trim | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| curator | a person who oversees or manages a place (such as a museum or zoo) that offers exhibits |
| commemorate | to call to remembrance |
| wrench | to move with a violent twist |
| browbeat | to intimidate or disconcert by a stern manner or arrogant speech : bully |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| squash | to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush |
| outmoded | not being in style |