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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| embitter | to excite bitter feelings in |
| consign | to give over to another's care |
| dorsal | an ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar |
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |
| prune | a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| mauve | a moderate purple, violet, or lilac color |
| forlorn | bereft |
| adventitious | coming from another source and not inherent or innate |