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 |
|---|---|
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
| artery | any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body |
| inter | to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb |
| submissive | submitting to others |
| matinee | a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| dappled | marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background |
| ethos | the distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution |
| scrupulous | having moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper |
| omniscient | having infinite awareness, understanding, and insight |