GRE Word List
LAMENT
to mourn aloud : wail
The meaning of the word lament is to mourn aloud : wail.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| definitive | serving to provide a final solution or to end a situation |
| milieu | the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment |
| proletarian | a member of the proletariat |
| usury | the lending of money with an interest charge for its use |
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
| zenith | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer see azimuth illustration |
| cross | a structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution |
| indentation | the blank space produced by indenting : indention |
| comatose | of, resembling, or affected with coma |
| curfew | the sounding of a bell at evening |