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 |
|---|---|
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| provenance | origin |
| court | the residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary |
| append | attach |
| withstand | to stand up against : oppose with firm determination |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |
| distraught | agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain |
| queer | differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd |