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
indissolublenot dissoluble
lucrativeproducing wealth : profitable
vicariousexperienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another
patrimonyan estate inherited from one's father or ancestor
rankrelative standing or position
blueslow spirits : melancholy
similea figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor
depreciateto lower in honor or esteem
ovationa ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted
compliancethe act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion