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.
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| whelp | any of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog |
| paradigm | example |
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| untoward | difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly |
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| distinct | distinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete |
| rift | fissure |
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