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 |
|---|---|
| vile | morally despicable or abhorrent |
| apprehend | arrest |
| ruthless | having no pity : merciless |
| unfeigned | not feigned or hypocritical : genuine |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| parlance | speech |
| steadfast | firmly fixed in place : immovable |
| slapdash | haphazard |
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
| prophylactic | guarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection |