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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| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| venue | locale |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| malediction | curse |
| matrimony | the state of being married : marriage |
| pacify | to allay the anger or agitation of : soothe |
| misdemeanor | a crime less serious than a felony (see felony |
| jibe | to be in accord : agree |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| adjunct | something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it |