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 |
|---|---|
| dispatch | speediness; prompt execution; message sent with all due speed; V: send to a specified destination; finish promptly; kill |
| cue | word or signal (as in a play to prompt another actor's speech or entrance); reminder or hint; V: give a cue to |
| retribution | deserved punishment for wrongdoing; punishment for offenses; compensation; vengeance; CF. pay back |
| furtive | stealthy; quiet and secret (trying to escape notice); sneaky; Ex. furtive glance |
| commensurate | equal in extent; of the same size |
| obliterate | destroy completely; wipe out; Ex. obliterate the village |
| acrid | bitter (to the taste or smell); sharp; bitterly pungent |
| quadruped | four-footed animal; ADJ. CF. biped |
| blue | gloomy; depressed |
| prophylactic | used to prevent disease; N: something prophylactic; condom; N. prophylaxis: prevention of disease |
