GRE Word List
INDENTURE
bind as servant or apprentice to master; bind by indenture; N: contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified time (as between an apprentice and his master)
The meaning of the word indenture is bind as servant or apprentice to master; bind by indenture; N: contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified time (as between an apprentice and his master).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ecclesiastic | ecclesiastical; pertaining to the church; N: minister; priest; cleric; clergyman |
| exemplify | show by example; furnish an example; serve as an example of; Ex. His pictures exemplify that sort of painting. |
| sojourn | temporary stay; V: stay for a time |
| harping | tiresome dwelling on a subject; V. harp: dwell on(think or speak a lot about) tediously |
| defiance | refusal to yield; resistance; V. defy; ADJ. defiant |
| hew | cut to pieces with ax or sword; chop; N. |
| bump | hit or knock against with force; N. |
| withdrawn | introverted; retiring; remote |
| defeatist | resigned to defeat or failure; accepting defeat or failure as a natural outcome; N. CF. defeatism |
| parameter | limit; independent variable; Ex. parameters of the problem; Ex. within the parameters of the budget |
