GRE Word List
PENDANT
something suspended: such as
The meaning of the word pendant is something suspended: such as.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| evenhanded | fair |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| maul | a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges |
| expository | of, relating to, or containing exposition |
| grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
| relevant | having significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand |
| impetus | a driving force : impulse |
| desperado | a bold or violent criminal |
| vitriolic | bitterly harsh or caustic language or criticism |