GRE Word List
LACKADAISICAL
lacking life, spirit, or zest : languid
The meaning of the word lackadaisical is lacking life, spirit, or zest : languid.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| amplify | to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis |
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |
| wretch | a miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| shimmer | to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer |
| supine | lying on the back or with the face upward |
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| allocate | to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute |
| mundane | of, relating to, or characteristic of the world |