GRE Word List
PLUMMET
to fall perpendicularly
The meaning of the word plummet is to fall perpendicularly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| vulnerable | capable of being physically or emotionally wounded |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| sphinx-like | enigmatic; mysterious |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| dally | to act playfully |
| phylum | a direct line of descent within a group |
| tentative | not fully worked out or developed |
| rickety | affected with rickets |
| low | having a small upward extension or elevation |