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
raptlifted up and carried away
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secessionwithdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement
overturean initiative toward agreement or action : proposal
anathemasomeone or something intensely disliked or loathed
frictionthe rubbing of one body against another
preponderancea superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength
hilarityboisterous merriment or laughter
contrivedevise
urgeto present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly