GRE Word List
INDUSTRIOUS
constantly, regularly, or habitually active or occupied : diligent
The meaning of the word industrious is constantly, regularly, or habitually active or occupied : diligent.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lax | loose |
| loiter | to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| insubordination | disobedient to authority |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| beholden | being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted |
| pummel | pound |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
| adapt | to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification |
| endemic | belonging or native to a particular people or country |