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 |
|---|---|
| mutilate | to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect |
| check | to inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively |
| chronic | continuing or occurring again and again for a long time |
| contagion | a contagious disease |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| vivid | very strong : very high in chroma |
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
| selective | of, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select |
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| subjugate | to bring under control and governance as a subject : conquer |