GRE Word List
PENDANT
something suspended: such as
The meaning of the word pendant is something suspended: such as.
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 |
| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |
| stalwart | marked by outstanding strength and vigor of body, mind, or spirit |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| herbivorous | feeding on plants |
| vigil | the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary |
| virile | having traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree |
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| infidel | one who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity |