GRE Word List
GLUTTON
one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking
The meaning of the word glutton is one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| gloss | a surface luster or brightness : shine |
| headlong | headfirst |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| credence | mental acceptance as true or real |
| repel | to drive back : repulse |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| dominate | rule |
| bout | a spell or period of activity: such as |
| linger | to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry |