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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adulterateto corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element
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parallelextending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant
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