GRE Word List

MORBID

of, relating to, or characteristic of disease

The meaning of the word morbid is of, relating to, or characteristic of disease.

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orientto direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group
laconicusing or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious
suffuseto spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush
trougha long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals
retaliateto return like for like
blackballto vote against
arch-a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening)
adjournto suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time
miragean optical (see optical
opiatean alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance