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 |
|---|---|
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| lexicographer | an author or editor of a dictionary |
| haphazard | marked by lack of plan, order, or direction |
| prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |
| skim | to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance |
| benison | blessing |
| pall | to lose strength or effectiveness |
| sanguinary | bloodthirsty |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |