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 |
|---|---|
| remote | separated by an interval or space greater than usual |
| lexicographer | an author or editor of a dictionary |
| calumny | a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation |
| gazette | newspaper |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| dissimulate | to hide under a false appearance |
| appropriate | especially suitable or compatible : fitting |
| abortive | prematurely born |
| grudge | to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully |
| insouciant | lighthearted unconcern : nonchalance |