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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| girth | a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back |
| repercussion | reflection |
| sledge | sledgehammer |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
| codicil | a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will |
| obligatory | binding in law or conscience |
| pious | marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship |