GRE Word List
BILIOUS
suffering from indigestion; sick from having too much bile; irritable; easily irritated
The meaning of the word bilious is suffering from indigestion; sick from having too much bile; irritable; easily irritated.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mangy | shabby; wretched; suffering from mange; of bad appearance |
| couple | join; unite; OP. uncouple |
| slovenly | untidy; careless in work habits; slipshod; N. sloven: one who is habitually untidy or careless |
| inasmuch_as | since; owing to the fact that |
| maul | handle roughly; batter; injure by beating; Ex. mauled by his overexcited fans; N: heavy long-handled hammer |
| corrode | destroy or wear away gradually by chemical action (over a long period) |
| insubstantial | lacking substance; insignificant; frail; immaterial |
| oscillate | vibrate pendulumlike; waver |
| sententious | pithy; terse; concise; aphoristic |
| incubate | hatch; warm (eggs) with the body to promote hatching; maintain at optimal environment conditions for development; be holding in one's body an infection which is going to develop into a disease; N. incubation; CF. incubation:disease |
