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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| assumption | a taking to or upon oneself |
| herbivorous | feeding on plants |
| opprobrium | something that brings disgrace |
| brim | an upper or outer margin : verge |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| fathom | a unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water |
| dissent | to withhold assent or approval |
| bulwark | a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart |
| imbroglio | an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding |