GRE Word List
YEOMAN
an attendant or officer in a royal or noble household
The meaning of the word yeoman is an attendant or officer in a royal or noble household.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |
| luxuriant | yielding abundantly : fertile |
| grueling | trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing |
| irascible | marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger |
| bulwark | a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart |
| rationalize | to bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as |
| stem_from | arise from; originate from |
| gibe | to utter taunting words |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |