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 |
|---|---|
| beholden | being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted |
| zeal | eagerness and ardent interest in pursuit of something : fervor |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| enclave | a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory |
| cauterize | to sear with a cautery or caustic |
| cherubic | an order of angels see celestial hierarchy |
| rotunda | a round building |
| fruitful | yielding or producing fruit |
| infraction | the act of infringing : violation |
| militate | to have weight or effect |