GRE Word List
IRRESOLUTE
uncertain how to act; weak; lacking in resolution; indecisive; N. irresolution
The meaning of the word irresolute is uncertain how to act; weak; lacking in resolution; indecisive; N. irresolution.
Random words
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conjure | cause to appear by magic; summon (a devil or a spirit) by magical power; practice magic (esp. by very quick movement of the hands); evoke; conjure up: bring into the mind; Ex. The magician conjured a rabbit out of his hat. |
diatribe | bitter scolding or denunciation; invective; abuse |
trunk | main wooden stem of a tree; human body excluding the head and limbs; torso; prehensile nose of an elephant |
cynical | skeptical or distrustful of human motives; N. cynicism; CF. cynic: person who believes all people are motivated by selfishness |
ragamuffin | dirty child in torn clothes; person wearing tattered clothes |
probe | explore with a probe or tools; investigate; N: slender instrument used to explore a wound or body cavity; device designed to investigate an unknown region; thorough investigation; Ex. space probe |
autopsy | examination of a dead body; postmortem; V. |
savant | scholar; learned person; CF. savoir: know |
torpor | lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy; ADJ. torpid: lethargic; lazy; inactive; (of an animal) dormant; hibernating |
fatuous | smugly and unconsciously foolish; inane; silly; N. fatuity, fatuousness |