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 |
|---|---|
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |
| propitious | favorably disposed : benevolent |
| malignant | tending to produce death or deterioration |
| confidential | marked by intimacy or willingness to confide |
| impertinent | given to or characterized by insolent rudeness |
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
| determination | a judicial decision settling and ending a controversy |
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| sybarite | voluptuary |
| significant | having meaning |