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 |
|---|---|
| balk | to refuse abruptly |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| gruel | a thin porridge |
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |
| maim | to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously |
| paltry | inferior |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| singular | of or relating to a separate person or thing : individual |
| quack | to make the characteristic cry of a duck |