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 |
|---|---|
| malcontent | a discontented person: |
| glare | to shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light |
| trepidation | a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension |
| premeditate | to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand |
| insouciant | lighthearted unconcern : nonchalance |
| disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |
| creed | a brief authoritative formula of religious belief |
| breach | infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |