GRE Word List

PLUMMET

to fall perpendicularly

The meaning of the word plummet is to fall perpendicularly.

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WordMeaning
abnegationdenial
clownfarmer
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gauntexcessively thin and angular
shacklesomething (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms
selectiveof, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select
franchisethe right or license granted to an individual or group to market a company's goods or services in a particular territory
convexcurved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle
retaliateto return like for like
paradoxone (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases