GRE Word List
PILLORY
a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked
The meaning of the word pillory is a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| pose | to set forth or offer for attention or consideration |
| meek | enduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild |
| compelling | that compels: such as |
| slither | to slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| dereliction | an intentional abandonment |
| congruent | congruous |