GRE Word List
INFIRMITY
the quality or state of being infirm
The meaning of the word infirmity is the quality or state of being infirm.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ward | the action or process of guarding |
| cringe | to recoil in distaste |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| eulogy | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| infest | to spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner |
| malady | a disease or disorder of the animal body |
| rusticate | to go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life |
| grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |
| rampant | rearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended |
| subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |