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 |
|---|---|
| ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |
| barb | a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| ascertain | to find out or learn with certainty |
| quarry | game |
| verge | brink |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| equipoise | a state of equilibrium |
| braggart | a loud arrogant boaster |