GRE Word List
OUTLAW
a person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law
The meaning of the word outlaw is a person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rationale | an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena |
| impenitent | not penitent |
| supine | lying on the back or with the face upward |
| equivocal | subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| nuance | a subtle distinction or variation |
| illusory | based on or producing illusion : deceptive |
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |