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 |
|---|---|
| habitat | the place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows |
| cemetery | a burial ground |
| verbose | containing more words than necessary : wordy |
| modulate | to tune to a key or pitch |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
| conscientious | meticulous |
| disarray | a lack of order or sequence : confusion |
| incorrigible | incapable of being corrected or amended: such as |
| procrastinate | to put off intentionally and habitually |
| peruse | to examine or consider with attention and in detail : study |