GRE Word List
EMACIATED
thin and wasted (from hunger or illness)
The meaning of the word emaciated is thin and wasted (from hunger or illness).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| profane | violate; desecrate (something holy); treat unworthily; be profane for; ADJ: secular; nonreligious; irreverent for holy things |
| forge | counterfeit; reproduce fraudulently; form by heating in a forge and hammering into shape; move with a sudden increase of speed or power; Ex. forged ahead in the last two years; N: furnace where metals are heated |
| burlesque | give an imitation that ridicules; imitate mockingly |
| reputed | supposed; Ex. reputed father of the child; V. repute: consider; N. repute: reputation; esteem |
| malleable | (of a metal) capable of being shaped by pounding(beating); pliable; (of someone) impressionable(easily influenced); easily controlled; tractable |
| bank | heap; piled-up mass; embankment; lateral tilting (as of an aircraft in turning); V: pile up; protect with a bank; tilt in turning |
| suborn | persuade to act unlawfully (especially to commit perjury); N. subornation |
| stock | standard; kept regularly in stock or supply; typical; routine; common; Ex. stock sizes of paper; Ex. stock excuse/character; N: goods for sale in a shop; OP. unique |
| wince | move back suddenly; shrink back; flinch; Ex. She winced as she touched the cold body. |
| tureen | deep dish for serving soup |