GRE Word List
FOIBLE
small weakness of character; slight fault; CF. feeble
The meaning of the word foible is small weakness of character; slight fault; CF. feeble.
Random words
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flirt | behave in a way that attracts (sexual) attention; deal triflingly with; N: one (or woman) given to flirting; ADJ. flirtatious |
hazard | venture; put in danger; risk; Ex. hazard a guess; N: possible source of danger |
incentive | spur; motive; something which encourages one to greater activity |
cursive | (of writing) flowing; running; having the successive letters joined |
insidious | treacherous; stealthy; sly; working or spreading harmfully in a stealthy manner; Ex. insidious spreading of dry rot |
innocuous | harmless |
besmirch | soil; defile; make dirty |
dingy | (of things and place) dirty and dull; Ex. dingy street/curtain |
concomitant | that which accompanies; Ex. Deafnes is a frequent concommitant of old age; ADJ: existing or happening together with something else |
creed | system of religious or ethical belief |