GRE Word List

OATH

a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says

The meaning of the word oath is a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says.

Random words

WordMeaning
disburseto pay out : expend especially from a fund
strangleto choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle
plummetto fall perpendicularly
deposeto remove from a throne or other high position
argotthe language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group
supposititiousfraudulently substituted : spurious
profusionlavish expenditure : extravagance
inalienableincapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred
implausiblenot plausible : provoking disbelief
volitionthe power of choosing or determining : will