GRE Word List
PEREMPTORY
putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay
The meaning of the word peremptory is putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abbreviate | to make briefer |
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| peevish | querulous in temperament or mood : fretful |
| perforate | to make a hole through |
| bastion | a projecting part of a fortification |
| epaulet | something that ornaments or protects the shoulder: such as |
| crypt | a chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| thrall | a state of servitude or submission |
| collected | gathered together |