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 |
|---|---|
| cog | a tooth on the rim of a wheel or gear |
| procurement | the act or process of procuring |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| adapt | to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification |
| anoint | to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| defalcate | deduct |
| innocuous | producing no injury : harmless |
| emboss | to raise the surface of into bosses |
| gibberish | unintelligible or meaningless language: |