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

WordMeaning
interdicta Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district
renderto melt down
fluctuateto shift back and forth uncertainly
supernumeraryexceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number
beatificof, possessing, or imparting beatitude
fancyto have a fancy (see fancy
synopticaffording a general view of a whole
unaccountablenot to be accounted for : inexplicable
scadany of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus)
celestialof, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity