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 |
|---|---|
| psychosis | a serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions |
| incommodious | not commodious : inconvenient |
| capsize | to cause to overturn |
| mordant | biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| ogle | to glance with amorous invitation or challenge |
| metaphysical | of or relating to metaphysics |
| decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |
| regimen | a systematic plan (as of diet, therapy, or medication) especially when designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient |