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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| studied | carefully considered or prepared : thoughtful |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |
| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| bacchanalia | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| ample | generous or more than adequate in size, scope, or capacity |
| bacchanalian | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| procrastinate | to put off intentionally and habitually |