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 |
|---|---|
| headfirst | with the head foremost |
| chivalrous | valiant |
| fell | skin |
| recite | to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
| redolent | exuding fragrance : aromatic |
| disinter | to take out of the grave or tomb |
| temper | heat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion |
| masochist | a person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism |