GRE Word List

EMACIATED

very thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness

The meaning of the word emaciated is very thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness.

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WordMeaning
outlandishof or relating to another country : foreign
nethersituated down or below : lower
pushyaggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward
apprehendarrest
composta mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land
frictionthe rubbing of one body against another
quaintpleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar
derivationthe formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix)
gildto overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold
indefatigableincapable of being fatigued : untiring