GRE Word List
LANCE
a steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry
The meaning of the word lance is a steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pulmonary | of, relating to, affecting, or occurring in the lungs |
| retrench | cut down |
| talisman | an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune |
| convert | to bring over from one belief, view, or party to another |
| doggerel | loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect |
| perspicuous | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| amalgamate | to unite in or as if in an amalgam |
| effusion | an act of effusing |
| shove | to push along |
| phalanx | a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files |