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 |
|---|---|
| impuissance | weakness |
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| inquisitive | given to examination or investigation |
| rig | to fit out with rigging |
| perquisite | a privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages |
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |
| sovereign | one possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty |
| dissimulate | to hide under a false appearance |
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| din | a loud continued noise |