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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WordMeaning
corollarya proposition (see proposition
vintnera wine merchant
agogfull of intense interest or excitement : eager
laconicusing or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious
derogatoryexpressive of a low opinion : disparaging
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
diminutionthe act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease
abstainto choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice
bellicosefavoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars
appropriateespecially suitable or compatible : fitting