GRE Word List
ADDICTION
compulsive habitual need
The meaning of the word addiction is compulsive habitual need.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| snub | ignore or behave coldly toward; Ex. I made a suggestion but she snubbed me; N. |
| defeatist | resigned to defeat or failure; accepting defeat or failure as a natural outcome; N. CF. defeatism |
| delve | dig; search deeply; investigate |
| pluck | courage; V: pull off or out; pull out the hair or feathers of; ADJ. plucky: courageous; brave |
| commiserate | feel or express pity or sympathy for |
| timidity | lack of self-confidence or courage |
| erroneous | mistaken; wrong; incorrect |
| loathe | detest; ADJ. loathsome: arousing loathing; offensive; Ex. loathsome smell |
| reputed | supposed; Ex. reputed father of the child; V. repute: consider; N. repute: reputation; esteem |
| apparition | ghost; phantom |
