GRE Word List
CATHARTIC
purgative; medicine that causes the bowels to empty; ADJ.
The meaning of the word cathartic is purgative; medicine that causes the bowels to empty; ADJ..
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| habitat | natural home of a plant or animal; CF. habitation |
| primal | first in rank or importance; being first in time; original; Ex. man's primal innocence |
| disaffected | disloyal; lacking loyality; V. disaffect: cause to lose affection or loyalty |
| snivel | complain or whine tearfully; run at the nose; snuffle; Ex. Don't come back sniveling to me. |
| diffuse | wordy; verbose; rambling; spread out (like a gas); V: spread out in all directions; disperse; N. diffusion; CF. suffuse |
| trappings | outward decorations; ornaments (as an outward sign of rank) |
| exploit | make use of, sometimes unjustly; N. exploitation |
| decrepitude | state of collapse or weakness caused by illness or old age |
| soporific | sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness; drowsy |
| recidivism | habitual return to crime (even after being punished); N. recidivist |
