GRE Word List
PLUMMET
to fall perpendicularly
The meaning of the word plummet is to fall perpendicularly.
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|---|---|
| effulgent | radiant splendor : brilliance |
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
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| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
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