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).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| caricature | exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics |
| grill | to broil on a grill |
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
| militate | to have weight or effect |
| agog | full of intense interest or excitement : eager |
| rasp | to rub with something rough |
| rotund | marked by roundness : rounded |
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| terminal | leading ultimately to death : fatal |
| cloying | disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess |