GRE Word List
DYSENTERY
inflammatory disorder of the lower intestinal tract
The meaning of the word dysentery is inflammatory disorder of the lower intestinal tract.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| protract | prolong; lengthen in time; draw out |
| medley | mixture |
| objective | not influenced by emotions; fair; N: goal; aim |
| pontifical | pertaining to a bishop or pope; pompous or pretentious; CF. pontiff: pope; bishop |
| deference | courteous regard for another's wish; courteous yielding to another's wish or opinion (showing respect); ADJ. deferential; OP. effrontery |
| dissolution | disintegration; reduction to a liquid form; looseness in morals; sensual indulgence; debauchery; ADJ. dissolute: lacking in moral restraint; leading an immoral life |
| connubial | pertaining to marriage or the matrimonial state |
| braggadocio | boasting |
| cameo | shell or jewel carved in relief; star's special appearance in a minor role in a film |
| supposition | assumption; hypothesis; surmise; V. suppose |
