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 |
|---|---|
| libidinous | having or marked by lustful desires : lascivious |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
| estimable | capable of being estimated |
| equable | marked by lack of variation or change : uniform |
| puerile | juvenile |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |
| mediate | occupying a middle position |
| mutability | prone to change : inconstant |