GRE Word List
SCABBARD
a sheath for a sword, dagger, or bayonet
The meaning of the word scabbard is a sheath for a sword, dagger, or bayonet.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| predilection | an established preference for something |
| waft | to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium |
| promiscuous | having or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners |
| ambulatory | able to walk about and not bedridden |
| tint | a usually slight or pale coloration : hue |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
| mincing | affectedly dainty or delicate |
| truism | an undoubted or self-evident truth |
| torpedo | a weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as |
| aver | to declare positively |