GRE Word List
HOLSTER
leather pistol case (that hangs on a belt around the waist)
The meaning of the word holster is leather pistol case (that hangs on a belt around the waist).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| aggregate | sum; total; ADJ. V: gather into a mass or whole; accumulate; add up to; Ex. aggregate 100 dollars |
| hew | cut to pieces with ax or sword; chop; N. |
| marshal | put in order; guide ceremoniously to the correct place; Ex. marshal the children into the museum; N: military officer; official |
| subversive | tending to overthrow or ruin; V. subvert: overthrow completely (an established system); destroy completely; CF. undermine ? |
| obfuscate | confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex; make so confused as to be difficult to understand |
| equable | tranquil; of even calm temper; (of temperature) steady; uniform |
| indignity | treatment or situation that causes shame or loss of dignity, respect; offensive or insulting treatment; humiliating or degrading treatment; Ex. I suffered the indignity of having to say that in front of them. |
| wretch | miserable person; bad or despicable person; ADJ. wretched: miserable; bad; contemptible; vile |
| component | element; ingredient |
| inter | bury; N. interment |
