GRE Word List
DREGS
sediment in a liquid; lees; worthless residue
The meaning of the word dregs is sediment in a liquid; lees; worthless residue.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| capacity | mental or physical ability; role; position or duty; ability to accommodate; Ex. in my capacity as president |
| flowery | full of flowers; full of ornate expressions |
| lassitude | languor; weariness; listlessness |
| personify | represent (an inanimate object) as a person; be the embodiment or perfect example of; Ex. She is evil/patience personified; N. personification |
| terminal | part that forms the end; railroad or bus station; ADJ. forming an end; ending in death; fatal; Ex. terminal cancer |
| imprudent | lacking caution; not prudent; injudicious |
| vulture | carrion-eating birds |
| unilateral | one-sided; involving or affecting only one side; Ex. unilateral declaration |
| spectral | ghostly; N. specter: spectre; ghost; phantom |
| rile | irritate; vex; muddy |
