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
mustera representative specimen (see specimen
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acutecharacterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset
hackneyedlacking in freshness or originality
tediumthe quality or state of being tedious : tediousness
earthyof, relating to, or consisting of earth
compendiuma brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract
mingleto bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix
plastera medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance
progenydescendants