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.

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antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
pungentsharply painful
caliberdegree of mental capacity or moral quality
spoilsportone who spoils the sport or pleasure of others
degeneratehaving declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state
discreteconstituting a separate entity : individually distinct
masqueradea social gathering of persons wearing masks and often fantastic costumes
indecisiona wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution
potentialexisting in possibility : capable of development into actuality
shoddya reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo