GRE Word List
PLUMB
a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction
The meaning of the word plumb is a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| sinuous | of a serpentine or wavy form : winding |
| subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |
| amenities | something that helps to provide comfort, convenience, or enjoyment |
| converge | to tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet |
| vacillate | to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses |
| enumerate | to ascertain the number of : count |
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
| cession | a yielding to another : concession |
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |