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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| mischief | a specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent |
| ossify | to change into bone |
| delusive | likely to delude |
| erotic | of, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| aristocracy | government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class |
| check | to inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively |