GRE Word List
PLUMMET
to fall perpendicularly
The meaning of the word plummet is to fall perpendicularly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| grandeur | the quality or state of being grand : magnificence |
| epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| regatta | a rowing, speedboat, or sailing race or a series of such races |
| magnate | a person of rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a specified area |
| uncanny | seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie |
| conjure | to charge or entreat earnestly or solemnly |
| cue | the letter q |
| incommodious | not commodious : inconvenient |
| haven | harbor |