GRE Word List
LACHRYMOSE
given to tears or weeping : tearful
The meaning of the word lachrymose is given to tears or weeping : tearful.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| compliant | ready or disposed to comply : submissive |
| purchase | to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy |
| antiquity | ancient times |
| quack | to make the characteristic cry of a duck |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
| indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |
| hue | overall character or appearance to the mind : complexion |
| cardinal | a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college |