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 |
|---|---|
| irrevocable | not possible to revoke : unalterable |
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| component | a constituent part : ingredient |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |
| antipathy | a strong feeling of dislike |
| ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |
| termination | end in time or existence : conclusion |
| jurisdiction | the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law |
| thematic | of, relating to, or constituting a theme |
| ape | any of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon) |