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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| warble | a melodious succession of low pleasing sounds |
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| numismatist | the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals) |
| fractious | tending to be troublesome : unruly |
| missive | a written communication : letter |
| dank | unpleasantly moist or wet |
| dossier | a file containing detailed records on a particular person or subject |
| visceral | felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep |
| retaliate | to return like for like |