GRE Word List

PLUMMET

to fall perpendicularly

The meaning of the word plummet is to fall perpendicularly.

Random words

WordMeaning
pellucidadmitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion
skulduggeryunderhanded or unscrupulous behavior
studiousassiduous in the pursuit of learning
librettothe text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater
haltingmarked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness
comaa state of profound unconsciousness caused by disease, injury, or poison
ignoblecharacterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness
patronizeto act as patron of : provide aid or support for
disproportionlack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity
spatefreshet