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

WordMeaning
vendorone that vends : seller
celerityrapidity of motion or action
aestheticof, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful
inaugurateto induct into an office with suitable ceremonies
nonplusa state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary
oustto remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity
capriciousgoverned or characterized by caprice : impulsive
corollarya proposition (see proposition
mishapan unfortunate accident
peripherythe perimeter of a circle or other closed curve