GRE Word List
INVALID
one incapacitated(disabled) by a chronic illness; ADJ: incapacitated by illness; not valid; null; V: allow to leave (a military force) because of ill-health
The meaning of the word invalid is one incapacitated(disabled) by a chronic illness; ADJ: incapacitated by illness; not valid; null; V: allow to leave (a military force) because of ill-health.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| distraught | upset; distracted by anxiety; very anxious and troubled almost to the point of madness; Ex. distraught with grief/worry |
| frieze | ornamental horizontal band on a wall |
| diverse | differing in some characteristics (from each other); various; N. diversity: variety; dissimilitude; lack of resemblance |
| retract | withdraw; take back; draw back; Ex. retract a statement/an offer/claws; N. retraction; CF. retractile |
| abstruse | obscure; profound; difficult to understand |
| personify | represent (an inanimate object) as a person; be the embodiment or perfect example of; Ex. She is evil/patience personified; N. personification |
| regicide | murder of a king or queen |
| lumber | move heavily or clumsily; Ex. The bear lumbered through the woods; N: timber |
| gingerly | very carefully; ADJ. |
| entreat | plead; ask earnestly |
