GRE Word List

HOMAGE

a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord

The meaning of the word homage is a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord.

Random words

WordMeaning
renegeto go back on a promise or commitment
sullyto make soiled or tarnished : defile
cavaliermarked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain
incommodiousnot commodious : inconvenient
revileto subject to verbal abuse : vituperate
wansuggestive of poor health : sickly
pulmonaryof, relating to, affecting, or occurring in the lungs
counterpartone of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate
overturean initiative toward agreement or action : proposal
conglomeratemade up of parts from various sources or of various kinds