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

WordMeaning
lanknot well filled out : slender
fulsomecharacterized by abundance : copious
inhibitto prohibit from doing something
reckoncount
obsoleteno longer in use or no longer useful
attestto affirm to be true or genuine
lunaticaffected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane
inductto put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install
incontinentnot continent: such as
infringeto encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another