GRE Word List
IMBALANCE
lack of balance : the state of being out of equilibrium or out of proportion
The meaning of the word imbalance is lack of balance : the state of being out of equilibrium or out of proportion.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tout | to make much of : promote |
| dummy | a person who is incapable of speaking |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| sanctimonious | hypocritically pious or devout |
| ironic | relating to, containing, or constituting irony |
| requite | to make return for : repay |
| shudder | to tremble convulsively : shiver |
| vacillate | to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| reprobation | the act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated |