GRE Word List
PERJURY
the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing
The meaning of the word perjury is the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| engaged | involved in activity : occupied |
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| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |
| recurrent | running or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course |
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| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
