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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WordMeaning
exonerateto relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship
appositehighly pertinent or appropriate : apt
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
submissivesubmitting to others
indoctrinateto imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle
dogmaticcharacterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts
probea slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity)
studiedcarefully considered or prepared : thoughtful
blithelacking due thought or consideration : casual
abstractdisassociated from any specific instance