GRE Word List
PLUMMET
to fall perpendicularly
The meaning of the word plummet is to fall perpendicularly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| provident | frugal |
| grim | fierce in disposition or action : savage |
| reiterate | to state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect |
| beeline | a straight direct course |
| protege | one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence |
| bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |
| fatalism | a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |
| liaison | a binding or thickening agent used in cooking |