GRE Word List
OATH
solemn promise; blasphemous use of sacred words to express strong feelings; swear-word; Ex. ``For Christ's sake''
The meaning of the word oath is solemn promise; blasphemous use of sacred words to express strong feelings; swear-word; Ex. ``For Christ's sake''.
Random words
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puzzle | baffle or confuse by a difficult problem; ponder over a problem in an effort to solve; clarify or solve by reasoning; Ex. puzzle out the answer; N. |
defer | give in respectfully; submit; delay till later; exempt temporarily; N. deferment; CF. show respect, comply with, courteous |
despoil | plunder; sack; Ex. despoil the village |
stickler | perfectionist; person who insists things be exactly right |
vassal | in feudalism, one who held land of a superior lord; subordinate or dependent |
impious | irreverent |
muggy | (of weather) warm and damp |
contaminate | pollute |
inclined | tending or leaning toward; bent; V. incline: slant; dispose; be disposed; tend |
bluster | blow in heavy gusts; threaten emptily; bully; speak in a noisy or bullying manner; CF. breeze, gust, gale |