GRE Word List

PENDANT

something suspended: such as

The meaning of the word pendant is something suspended: such as.

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whorla 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
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thrashto beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog
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virilehaving traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree
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infidelone who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity