GRE Word List
YOKE
a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together
The meaning of the word yoke is a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| querulous | habitually complaining |
| thrive | to grow vigorously : flourish |
| abide | to bear patiently : tolerate |
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
| ramify | to split up into branches or constituent parts |
| proviso | an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition |
| lull | to cause to sleep or rest : soothe |