GRE Word List
PLUMMET
to fall perpendicularly
The meaning of the word plummet is to fall perpendicularly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| corpulent | having a large bulky body : obese |
| adulation | extreme or excessive admiration or flattery |
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |
| blunder | to move unsteadily or confusedly |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| elliptical | of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| relish | characteristic flavor |
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |