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 |
|---|---|
| foment | to promote the growth or development of : rouse |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy |
| obscure | dark |
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| fatuous | complacently or inanely foolish : silly |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
| recite | to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly |
| condign | deserved |