GRE Word List
LACHRYMOSE
given to tears or weeping : tearful
The meaning of the word lachrymose is given to tears or weeping : tearful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| declivity | downward inclination |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| religious | relating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity |
| physiognomy | the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance |
| wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |