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 |
|---|---|
| invidious | of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious |
| flush | to fly away suddenly |
| unintimidating | not causing a feeling of fear or timidity : not intimidating |
| inroad | an advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something |
| brittle | easily broken, cracked, or snapped |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| crest | a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |
| connubial | of or relating to the married state : conjugal |