GRE Word List
ANTHEM
a song or hymn of praise or gladness
The meaning of the word anthem is a song or hymn of praise or gladness.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| arbitrary | existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will |
| aptitude | inclination |
| occlude | to close up or block off : obstruct |
| sluggard | a habitually lazy person |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| allude | to make indirect reference |
| pious | marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship |
| lachrymose | given to tears or weeping : tearful |