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 |
|---|---|
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| fester | to generate pus |
| misogamy | a hatred of marriage |
| resumption | an act or instance of resuming : recommencement |
| ancillary | subordinate |
| enact | to establish by legal and authoritative act |
| enervate | lacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated |
| trappings | outward signs |
| amoral | having or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong |