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 |
|---|---|
| crux | a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| amiss | in a mistaken way : wrongly |
| libel | a written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought |
| ingrate | an ungrateful person |
| anomaly | something different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified : something anomalous |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |