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
cogitateto ponder or meditate on usually intently
dilateto become enlarged or widened
facetany of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration)
gleama transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light
definitiveserving to provide a final solution or to end a situation
placeboa usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder
deposeto remove from a throne or other high position
derogatoryexpressive of a low opinion : disparaging
adjunctsomething joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)