GRE Word List
PLUMMET
to fall perpendicularly
The meaning of the word plummet is to fall perpendicularly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| robust | having or exhibiting strength or vigorous health |
| disengage | to release from something that engages or involves |
| hindsight | perception of the nature of an event after it has happened |
| idyllic | pleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| cacophonous | marked by cacophony : harsh-sounding |
| pander | to act as a pander |
| repercussion | reflection |
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |