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.

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collationa light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper
garrulousgiven to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative
oatmealmeal made from oats
diminutionthe act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease
fatuouscomplacently or inanely foolish : silly
foresightan act or the power of foreseeing : prescience
alloythe degree of mixture with base metals : fineness
obliqueneither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined
hazardousinvolving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm)
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity