GRE Word List

HOSTAGE

a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement

The meaning of the word hostage is a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement.

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WordMeaning
spinto draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread
generalitythe quality or state of being general
impendingoccurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming
tithea tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment
oracularresembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery)
epistemologistthe study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity
poseura person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
flauntto display or obtrude oneself to public notice
inexorablenot to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless