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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| philatelist | a specialist in philately : one who collects or studies stamps |
| purge | to clear of guilt |
| conveyance | the action of conveying |
| torpor | a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| reciprocate | to give and take mutually |
| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |
| quench | put out |
| glaring | having a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger |
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |