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 |
|---|---|
| fraudulent | characterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful |
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
| elaboration | planned or carried out with great care |
| lull | to cause to sleep or rest : soothe |
| scrupulous | having moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper |
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| incriminate | to charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| superannuated | outmoded |