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 |
|---|---|
| lexicon | a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : dictionary |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| coincidence | the act or condition of coinciding : correspondence |
| hackneyed | lacking in freshness or originality |
| chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |
| didactic | designed or intended to teach |
| annuity | a sum of money payable yearly or at other regular intervals |
| mystic | mystical |
| limn | to draw or paint on a surface |