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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lineage | descent in a line from a common progenitor |
| assimilate | to take into the mind and thoroughly understand |
| impoverish | to make poor |
| indict | to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law |
| disjunction | a sharp cleavage : disunion |
| inculcate | to teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions |
| studious | assiduous in the pursuit of learning |
| decree | an order usually having the force of law |
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |