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.

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WordMeaning
discriminateto mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of
rhapsodizeto speak or write in a rhapsodic manner
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
historichistorical
sluicean artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow
retortto pay or hurl back : return
inductto put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install
encompassinclude
cognitiveof, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering)
wheedleto influence or entice by soft words or flattery