GRE Word List
RETRENCH
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| billowing | wave |
| indulgent | willing to allow excessive leniency, generosity, or consideration : indulging or characterized by indulgence |
| hallowed | holy |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| feint | something feigned |
| pantomime | pantomimist |
| saturnine | born under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn |
| wretch | a miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune |
| chaplain | a clergyman in charge of a chapel |
| uniformity | the quality or state of being uniform |