GRE Word List

PLUMMET

to fall perpendicularly

The meaning of the word plummet is to fall perpendicularly.

Random words

WordMeaning
acclivityan ascending slope (as of a hill)
avantgardegroup of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard
clichea trite phrase or expression
elopeto run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent
encipherto convert (a message) into cipher
induceto move by persuasion or influence
stumpthe basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed
expertisethe skill of an expert
tenaciousnot easily pulled apart : cohesive
abstemiousmarked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol