GRE Word List
PERJURY
false testimony while under oath; V. perjure oneself: testify falsely under oath
The meaning of the word perjury is false testimony while under oath; V. perjure oneself: testify falsely under oath.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| halcyon | calm; peaceful; Ex. halcyon days |
| transitory | transient; impermanent; fleeting; N. transitoriness |
| venerable | deserving high respect; commanding respect; CF. command: deserve and get |
| emboss | produce a design in raised relief; decorate with a raised design |
| vertex | summit; highest point; PL. vertices |
| lineage | descent; ancestry |
| subaltern | subordinate |
| qualify | reach a necessary standard; limit the meaning of something stated |
| relic | surviving remnant (from an extinct culture); memento; keepsake; relics: corpse; Ex. ancient relics; Ex. relics of his travel; Ex. His relics are buried at X. |
| wizardry | sorcery; magic |
