GRE Word List

PLUMMET

to fall perpendicularly

The meaning of the word plummet is to fall perpendicularly.

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WordMeaning
expletivea syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense
vulnerablecapable of being physically or emotionally wounded
penancean act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification
sphinx-likeenigmatic; mysterious
tantalizeto tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach
dallyto act playfully
phyluma direct line of descent within a group
tentativenot fully worked out or developed
ricketyaffected with rickets
lowhaving a small upward extension or elevation