GRE Word List

PLUMMET

to fall perpendicularly

The meaning of the word plummet is to fall perpendicularly.

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WordMeaning
beleaguerbesiege
jocosegiven to joking : merry
devoutcommitted or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises
elusivetending to elude: such as
incarnateinvested with bodily and especially human nature and form
argotthe language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group
guffawa loud or boisterous burst of laughter
venalcapable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable
incarnationthe act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate
equivocateto use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive