GRE Word List
PEN
to shut in or as if in a pen
The meaning of the word pen is to shut in or as if in a pen.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| exasperate | to cause irritation or annoyance to |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| mincing | affectedly dainty or delicate |
| vignette | a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper |
| provender | dry food for domestic animals : feed |
| perversion | the action of perverting : the condition of being perverted |
| pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |
| sanction | a formal decree |
| lax | loose |
| contortions | to twist in a violent manner |