GRE Word List
LAG
one that lags or is last
The meaning of the word lag is one that lags or is last.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nemesis | the Greek goddess of retributive justice |
| cherubic | an order of angels see celestial hierarchy |
| insomnia | prolonged and usually abnormal inability to get enough sleep especially due to trouble falling asleep or staying asleep |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| feign | to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression |
| predecessor | one that precedes |
| hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |
| premonition | previous notice or warning : forewarning |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| acrimonious | angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |