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 |
|---|---|
| quandary | a state of perplexity or doubt |
| venture | to proceed especially in the face of danger |
| apiary | a place where bees are kept |
| uproarious | marked by uproar |
| falter | to walk unsteadily : stumble |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| upright | perpendicular |
| capacity | legal competency (see competence |