GRE Word List
PINNACE
a light sailing ship
The meaning of the word pinnace is a light sailing ship.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| dubious | unsettled in opinion : doubtful |
| torque | a force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion |
| craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |
| flaccid | not firm or stiff |
| clamor | noisy shouting |
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |