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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WordMeaning
leavena substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid
habitatthe place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows
banteringto speak to or address in a witty and teasing manner
noisomenoxious
urgentcalling for immediate attention : pressing
impetusa driving force : impulse
jeopardizeto expose to danger or risk : imperil
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
poisebalance
squalorthe quality or state of being squalid