GRE Word List
PLUMMET
to fall perpendicularly
The meaning of the word plummet is to fall perpendicularly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sibling | sib |
| rapport | a friendly, harmonious relationship |
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
| carousal | a wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse |
| odoriferous | yielding an odor : odorous |
| cache | a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements |
| putative | commonly accepted or supposed |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| breach | infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |