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 |
|---|---|
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| vain | having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited |
| interregnum | the time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes |
| choir | an organized company of singers (as in a church service) |
| guileless | innocent |
| tentative | not fully worked out or developed |
| far-fetched | brought from a remote time or place |
| relegate | to send into exile : banish |
| appease | pacify |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |