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 |
|---|---|
| haggle | to cut roughly or clumsily : hack |
| shirk | to go stealthily : sneak |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |
| obsolete | no longer in use or no longer useful |
| semblance | outward and often specious appearance or show : form |
| prehensile | adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around |
| yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
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