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 |
|---|---|
| hortatory | hortative |
| causal | expressing or indicating cause : causative |
| inviolable | secure from violation or profanation |
| eventual | contingent |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |
| mirth | gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| ambidextrous | using both hands with equal ease or dexterity |