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 |
|---|---|
| unobtrusive | not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous |
| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| cerebral | of or relating to the brain or the intellect |
| chortle | to sing or chant exultantly |
| temperate | having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature |
| slake | subside |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| luscious | having a delicious taste or smell : sweet |
| hypochondriac | hypochondriacal |