GRE Word List

PENDANT

something suspended: such as

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

Random words

WordMeaning
sluicean artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow
auspiciousshowing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious
retortto pay or hurl back : return
poseura person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person
gerrymanderthe act or method of gerrymandering
grotesquea 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
parlancespeech
reparablecapable of being repaired
schemea plan or program of action
prosodythe study of versification