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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impenitent | not penitent |
| amend | to put right |
| euphoria | a feeling of well-being or elation |
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |
| surge | to rise and fall actively : toss |
| natation | the action or art of swimming |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| implication | something implied: such as |
| traumatic | psychologically or emotionally stressful in a way that can lead to serious mental and emotional problems |
| ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |