GRE Word List

PLUMMET

to fall perpendicularly

The meaning of the word plummet is to fall perpendicularly.

Random words

WordMeaning
fallibleliable to be erroneous
aliasotherwise called : otherwise known as
latchto lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms
vertigoa sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily
umbragea feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult
makeshifta usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute
ironythe use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
preposterouscontrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd
irrepressibleimpossible to repress, restrain, or control
etherealof or relating to the regions beyond the earth