GRE Word List

BLIGHT

a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers)

The meaning of the word blight is a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers).

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WordMeaning
ingratiateto gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort
stringenttight
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loutto bow in respect
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kleptomaniaca person evidencing kleptomania
wistfulfull of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy
vaporizeto convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor
salaciousarousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination