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 |
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| elicit | to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response) |
| hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |
| expunge | to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion |
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| validate | to make legally valid : ratify |
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
| anguish | extreme pain, distress, or anxiety |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |