GRE Word List
LACKLUSTER
lacking luster(shine; gloss); dull
The meaning of the word lackluster is lacking luster(shine; gloss); dull.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| egregious | notorious; conspicuously bad or shocking |
| agility | nimbleness; ability to move quickly |
| clot | half-solid lump formed from a liquid (or blood); V. |
| brocade | rich, figured(patterned) fabric |
| exact | demand and obtain by force; Ex. exact a promise from him; N. exaction |
| conflagration | great fire |
| poignancy | quality of being deeply moving; keenness of emotion; ADJ. poignant: touching; deeply moving; (of sorrow, grief, etc.) painful; keenly distressing to the mind; Ex. poignant memory/anxiety; CF. prick |
| fiasco | total failure; CF. bottle |
| scapegoat | someone who bears the blame for others; whipping boy; CF. escape+goat |
| forsake | desert; abandon; renounce |
