GRE Word List
DISINTERESTED
not having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged
The meaning of the word disinterested is not having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged.
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despondent | feeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression |
codicil | a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will |
tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
behemoth | a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God |
pecuniary | consisting of or measured in money |
feign | to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression |
grudge | to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully |
despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |
dormer | a window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof |
airy | of or relating to air : atmospheric |