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
ordinationthe act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained
covenanta usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : compact
servileof or befitting a menial position
crustthe hardened exterior or surface part of bread
fallibleliable to be erroneous
infestto spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner
tonsurethe Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head
libertinea freethinker especially in religious matters
cumulativeincreasing by successive additions
scrapsfragments of discarded or leftover food