GRE Word List
MATRIMONY
the state of being married : marriage
The meaning of the word matrimony is the state of being married : marriage.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| matriculate | to enroll as a member of a body and especially of a college or university |
| penology | a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders |
| exhort | to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly |
| rancid | having an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition |
| morose | having a sullen and gloomy disposition |
| pious | marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship |
| aggregate | formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| immolate | to kill or destroy especially by fire |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |