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 |
|---|---|
| lank | not well filled out : slender |
| fulsome | characterized by abundance : copious |
| inhibit | to prohibit from doing something |
| reckon | count |
| obsolete | no longer in use or no longer useful |
| attest | to affirm to be true or genuine |
| lunatic | affected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane |
| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |
| incontinent | not continent: such as |
| infringe | to encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another |