GRE Word List
PLUMMET
to fall perpendicularly
The meaning of the word plummet is to fall perpendicularly.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
| amalgamate | to unite in or as if in an amalgam |
| striated | marked with striations or striae |
| bequeath | to give or leave by will (see will |
| merit | a praiseworthy quality : virtue |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| hibernal | of, relating to, or occurring in winter |
| sententious | given to or abounding in aphoristic expression |
| usury | the lending of money with an interest charge for its use |
| abstruse | difficult to comprehend : recondite |